Aldosterone and Vascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus

Summary

Specific aims for this proposal are to determine in patients with diabetes mellitus the effects of an aldosterone receptor antagonist on: 1. Coronary microvascular function assessed by MRI perfusion reserve, 2. Endothelial dysfunction assessed by brachial artery reactivity studies, and 3. Inflammation assessed by blood measurements of c-reactive protein (CRP), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1).

Timeline

Start

2003-08

Primary completion

2006-03

Completion

2006-03

Publications

• Results Joffe HV, Kwong RY, Gerhard-Herman MD, Rice C, Feldman K, Adler GK. Beneficial effects of eplerenone versus hydrochlorothiazide on coronary circulatory function in patients with diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;92(7):2552-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-0393. Epub 2007 May 8.

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