Treatment of Coronary Atherosclerosis by Insulin Sensitizers in Insulin-Resistant Patients

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2004
In this study, we, the investigators at National Taiwan University Hospital, will evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological therapy targeted to reduce insulin resistance (pioglitazone) on the progression and compositional change of non-obstructive coronary atherosclerotic plaques and coronary calcification by serial intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)/multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) follow-up in patients with type 2 diabetes or non-diabetic metabolic syndrome during a 2-year period.
Epistemonikos ID: 9de34f9a16146fce498d03c95eb51b3ea5a4b8dd
First added on: May 04, 2024