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But radiologist Elizabeth McDonald at the University of Pennsylvania, who co-authored that study, says the protective effects with GLP-1s appear greater than with other treatments or lifestyle changes
The signal we see is secondary to weight loss
In a review of RCTs that compared thiazolidinediones with placebo for the secondary prevention of stroke and related vascular events in people who had experienced stroke or transient ischaemic attack, thiazolidinedione treatment reduced the recurrence of stroke compared with placebo 114
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