Table 1

Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Study Patients


All Patients
Trimetazidine
Placebo

Mean age (years)
65.4 ± 6.3
65.6 ± 5.7
65.2 ± 7
Male
24
11
13
Female
8
5
3
BMI
25.4 ± 3.2
25.7 ± 3.3
25.2 ± 3.3
Baseline glucose
164.6 ± 26.2
166.9 ± 21.9
162.2 ± 30.4
Triglycerides at baseline
238.1 ± 59.5
231.3 ± 43.7
244.9 ± 72.9
Triglycerides at randomisation
185.7 ± 46.4
180.5 ± 34
191 ± 57
Cholesterol at baseline
264.5 ± 27.8
263.3 ± 29.3
265.2 ± 27.2
Cholesterol at randomisation
198.3 ± 20.8
197.8 ± 21.9
198.8 ± 20.4
HBA1c
7.6 ± 0.8
7.7 ± 1
7.5 ± 0.6
Prior MI
18
9
9
Prior CABG
7
4
3
Prior PTCA
12
6
8
Carotid Atherosclerosis
12
7
5
Coronary atherosclerosis



     1 vessel disease
1
0
1
     2 vessel disease
14
6
8
     3 vessel disease
16
9
7
     any vessel + graft
1
1
0
     distal disease
23
12
11
USE OF DRUGS AT RANDOMISATION



Aspirin/ticlopidine
18
12
14
Clopidogrel
6
6
4
Anticoagulants
6
5
6
Digitalis
28
13
15
Diuretics
31
16
15
Nitrates
18
8
10
B-blockers
23
11
12
Ca-antagonists
14
9
6
ACE-I
29
14
15
ARB
4
2
2
Statins
30
14
16
Oral hypoglycaemics
25
12
13
Insulin
7
4
3

Clinical features of study patients. Clinical characteristics, incidence of previous myocardial infarction or revascularization procedures in patients randomized to trimetazidine or placebo. No significant differences were detected between groups. BMI = body mass index, MI = myocardial infarction, CABG = coronary artery by-pass grafting, PC I = percutaneous coronary interventions.

Rosano et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2003 2:16   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-2-16