2 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Prospective, single center, double-blind, randomized pharmacodynamic experimental study. The study will enroll 150 subjects with ASCVD on optimal statin therapy as per physician and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) undergoing elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Eligible patients will be randomized for 30 day treatment to either 1) evolocumab 420 mg ; or 2) placebo.
The objective of this study is to determine whether targeted pharmacological improvement of insulin sensitivity will normalize the associated elevations of thrombotic and inflammatory cardiovascular disease (CVD) biomarkers in individuals with insulin resistance.