Homburg Cream & Sugar Study (HCS)

University Hospital, Saarland

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease; Diabetes; Hyperlipidemia; Glucose Tolerance; Metabolic Syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00628524

HCS Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to prospectivly analyze the correlation of triglyceride tolerance and glucose tolerance with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease within 18 months and to determine, whether measurement of triglyceride tolerance can discriminate patients at risk for cardiovascular events.

Enrollment: 514 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stable CAD

Exclusion criteria

• Acute Coronary Syndrom
• Relevant Arrhythmias
• Severe valvular heart disease
• Decompensated heart failure
• Severe inflammtory disease (infectious, rheumatoid)
• Metabolic diseases (e.g. thyroid)
• Inability to swallow
• Liver or kidney failure
• Lactose intolerance
• Fat intolerance (e.g. chronic pancreatitis, gall stones)
• Malignant Disease
• Psychiatric Diseases (including alcohol / drug abuse)
• Pregnancy

Trial design

514 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

> 500 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease fulfilling eligibility criteria.