Rosiglitazone Versus a Sulfonylurea On Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Patients With Heart Disease And Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of rosiglitazone against a sulfonylurea in reducing or slowing the development of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of the heart.

Timeline

Start

2005-01

Primary completion

2008-08

Completion

2008-08

Publications

• Background Garcia-Garcia HM, Garg S, Brugaletta S, Morocutti G, Ratner RE, Kolatkar NS, Kravitz BG, Miller DM, Huang C, Nesto RW, Serruys PW; APPROACH study group. Evaluation of in-stent restenosis in the APPROACH trial (Assessment on the Prevention of Progression by Rosiglitazone On Atherosclerosis in diabetes patients with Cardiovascular History). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Mar;28(3):455-65. doi: 10.1007/s10554-011-9836-z. Epub 2011 Feb 27.
• Background Gerstein HC, Ratner RE, Cannon CP, Serruys PW, García-García HM, van Es G-A, Kolatkar NS, Kravitz BG, Miller DM, Huang C, Fitzgerald PJ, Nesto RW; APPROACH study group. Effect of Rosiglitazone on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease: The APPROACH trial. (Submitted for publication).
• Background Nesto RW. Effect of rosiglitazone versus glipizide on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. November 12, 2008, New Orleans, LA. (http://directnews.americanheart.org/extras/pdfs/approach_slides.pdf)
• Background Ratner RE, Cannon CP, Gerstein HC, Nesto RW, Serruys PW, Van Es GA, Kolatkar NS, Kravitz BG, Zalewski A, Fitzgerald PJ; APPROACH Study Group. Assessment on the Prevention of Progression by Rosiglitazone on Atherosclerosis in diabetes patients with Cardiovascular History (APPROACH): study design and baseline characteristics. Am Heart J. 2008 Dec;156(6):1074-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.07.025. Epub 2008 Oct 11.
• Gerstein HC, Ratner RE, Cannon CP, Serruys PW, Garcia-Garcia HM, van Es GA, Kolatkar NS, Kravitz BG, Miller DM, Huang C, Fitzgerald PJ, Nesto RW; APPROACH Study Group. Effect of rosiglitazone on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease: the assessment on the prevention of progression by rosiglitazone on atherosclerosis in diabetes patients with cardiovascular history trial. Circulation. 2010 Mar 16;121(10):1176-87. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.881003. Epub 2010 Mar 1.

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