Study of metabolism and plaque changes in heart disease
Part of Heart & circulation, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial looks at how treating or managing conditions like diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, kidney disease, or high cholesterol affects artery plaque over time. It may help researchers find ways to slow plaque buildup and related heart risks.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have established coronary artery disease or one or more metabolic conditions (such as type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, chronic kidney disease, high uric acid, or high cholesterol).
- If you have type 2 diabetes, you meet usual lab or treatment standards (for example HbA1c, fasting glucose, or blood sugar after a glucose test, or you already take diabetes medicines).
- You do not have severe liver failure (Child-Pugh B or C).
- You do not have severe anemia (hemoglobin under 60 g/L) or familial (inherited) high cholesterol.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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