Clinical Study Evaluating the Gastroprotective Effect of Carvedilol in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease on Aspirin Therapy

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the possible efficacy of Carvedilol as gastroprotective agent against aspirin-induced upper gastro-intestinal complications in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Timeline

Start

2022-10

Primary completion

2023-10

Completion

2023-10

Publications

• Background Kavitt RT, Lipowska AM, Anyane-Yeboa A, Gralnek IM. Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease. Am J Med. 2019 Apr;132(4):447-456. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.12.009. Epub 2019 Jan 3.
• Background Patrono C, Baigent C. Role of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2019 Nov;16(11):675-686. doi: 10.1038/s41569-019-0225-y. Epub 2019 Jun 26.
• Background Cadavid AP. Aspirin: The Mechanism of Action Revisited in the Context of Pregnancy Complications. Front Immunol. 2017 Mar 15;8:261. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00261. eCollection 2017.
• Background Chitapanarux T, Lertprasertsuke N, Kongnak A. Teprenone for the prevention of low-dose aspirin-induced gastric mucosal injury in Helicobacter pylori-negative patients. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2019 Oct;54(10):1199-1204. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1672781. Epub 2019 Oct 8.
• Background Valkhoff VE, Sturkenboom MC, Hill C, Veldhuyzen van Zanten S, Kuipers EJ. Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid use and the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and observational studies. Can J Gastroenterol. 2013 Mar;27(3):159-67. doi: 10.1155/2013/596015.
• Background Osman AS, Labib DA, Kamel MM. Carvedilol can attenuate histamine-induced paw edema and formaldehyde-induced arthritis in rats without risk of gastric irritation. Int Immunopharmacol. 2017 Sep;50:243-250. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Jul 12.
• Background Ahmed I, Elkablawy MA, El-Agamy DS, Bazarbay AA, Ahmed N. Carvedilol safeguards against aspirin-induced gastric damage in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2020 Sep;39(9):1257-1267. doi: 10.1177/0960327120918306. Epub 2020 Apr 15.
• Background Koloski NA, Jones M, Hammer J, von Wulffen M, Shah A, Hoelz H, Kutyla M, Burger D, Martin N, Gurusamy SR, Talley NJ, Holtmann G. The Validity of a New Structured Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scale (SAGIS) for Evaluating Symptoms in the Clinical Setting. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Aug;62(8):1913-1922. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4599-6. Epub 2017 May 27.
• Background Gierlaszynska K, Pudlo R, Jaworska I, Byrczek-Godula K, Gasior M. Tools for assessing quality of life in cardiology and cardiac surgery. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2016 Mar;13(1):78-82. doi: 10.5114/kitp.2016.58974. Epub 2016 Mar 30.
• Elkablawy SM, Shaban AE, Mostafa TM. Clinical study evaluating the gastroprotective effect of carvedilol in patients with ischemic heart disease on aspirin therapy. Inflammopharmacology. 2025 Nov;33(11):6831-6838. doi: 10.1007/s10787-025-01961-1. Epub 2025 Sep 30.

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