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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis: An ace up the sleeve?
Pioglitazone: A boon we know less about
Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione that has significant extra-glycemic benefits most promising of which is its anti-atherogenicity. Pioglitazone may be cardioprotective interfering with atherosclerosis at various points such as atherogenesis, plaque inflammation, plaque rupture and hemostatic disturbances (i.e., thrombus/embolism formation), and microangiopathy. The far reaching effects of pioglitazone and its extra-glycemic benefits warrant a better place for it in the plethora of drugs that a diabetic is treated with. A review of literature is presented
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