Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: postmenopausal women (more than one year of amenorrhea) aged equal or higher than 55 years; stable chronic coronary artery disease documented by coronary angiography with at least one coronary lesion with higher than 50% reduction in vascular lumen; and BMI higher than 21.9 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: dyslipidemia with plasma triglycerides level equal or higher than 500 mg/dL and total cholesterol equal or higher than 300 mg/dL; acute coronary syndrome (6 months or less); congenital heart disease; recent surgery (6 months or less); chronic renal failure, liver failure, clinically significant genetic, hematologic, rheumatic, respiratory, or metabolic diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in absolute levels of circulating sirtuin-1, quantified by ELISA kit using plasma, is expected | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Instituto do Coração da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo