Azithromycin and Coronary Events Study (ACES)

Summary

To determine whether treatment with azithromycin decreases the rate of coronary heart disease events among patients with stable documented coronary artery disease.

Timeline

Start

1998-09

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-11

Publications

• Background Jackson LA. Description and status of the azithromycin and coronary events study (ACES). J Infect Dis. 2000 Jun;181 Suppl 3:S579-81. doi: 10.1086/315628.
• Background Anderson JL. Infection, antibiotics, and atherothrombosis--end of the road or new beginnings? N Engl J Med. 2005 Apr 21;352(16):1706-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe058019. No abstract available.
• Background Grayston JT, Kronmal RA, Jackson LA, Parisi AF, Muhlestein JB, Cohen JD, Rogers WJ, Crouse JR, Borrowdale SL, Schron E, Knirsch C; ACES Investigators. Azithromycin for the secondary prevention of coronary events. N Engl J Med. 2005 Apr 21;352(16):1637-45. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa043526.

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