Platelet Function in Diabetic Patients With and Without Renal Impairment, and the Effects of Lipid Lowering Treatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is compare the effects of simvastatin+ezetimibe with those of simvastatin alone on platelet activity, platelet-leukocyte interactions and inflammatory variables in diabetic patients with or without impaired renal function.

Timeline

Start

2006-01

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• Tunnicliffe DJ, Palmer SC, Cashmore BA, Saglimbene VM, Krishnasamy R, Lambert K, Johnson DW, Craig JC, Strippoli GF. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Nov 29;11(11):CD007784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007784.pub3.
• Almquist T, Jacobson SH, Mobarrez F, Nasman P, Hjemdahl P. Lipid-lowering treatment and inflammatory mediators in diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Eur J Clin Invest. 2014;44(3):276-84. doi: 10.1111/eci.12230. Epub 2014 Jan 22.
• Almquist T, Jacobson SH, Lins PE, Farndale RW, Hjemdahl P. Effects of lipid-lowering treatment on platelet reactivity and platelet-leukocyte aggregation in diabetic patients without and with chronic kidney disease: a randomized trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Sep;27(9):3540-6. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs183. Epub 2012 Jun 13.

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