Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 887-897

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^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL TRUST OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^f Garibaldi Nesima Hospital   (Italy)

^g Metabolism and Diabetes Unit   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

ⁱ DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^k Rimini Hospital   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^m Diabetes Unit   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^o ASL 4 Chiavarese   (Italy)

^p SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^q SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^r Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies National Research Council   (Italy)

^s Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

^t SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^v Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^w UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^x PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^y INRCA   (Italy)

^z UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^aa SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^ac San Liberatore Hospital   (Italy)

^ad Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale   (Italy)

^ae Oncology Unit   (Italy)

^af UF Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^ai Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit   (Italy)

^aj Renzetti Hospital   (Italy)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^al Cesena Hospital   (Italy)

^am CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^an GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ao UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^aq SOS Allergology and Clinical Immunology   (Italy)

^ar Romagna Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^as UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^at NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG CANCER; MACULAR EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS CANCER; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85029216639     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(17)30317-0     Document Type: Article

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