The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the consumption of two different dietary patterns (low fat versus Mediterranean Diet) on the incidence of cardiovascular events of persons with coronary disease.
Randomized clinical trial involving 1002 patients with coronary disease that are undergoing one of two diets in a randomized design (two groups; Mediterranean Diet 502 patients, Low Fat 500 patients) for 7 years. The two diets are: a)Low fat diet: \<30% fat (12-14% monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA); 6-8% polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ; \<10% SAT) and b) Mediterranean Diet: \>35% fat (22% MUFA; 6% PUFA ; \<10% SAT). Primary Objective: Combined apparition of hard cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, revascularization, ischemic stroke, documented peripheral artery disease or cardiovascular death). Secondary Objectives: Those related in the Outcome Measures section of this webpage
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
1,002
Mediterranean Diet:35-38% fat (22% MUFA; 6% PUFA; \<10% SAT).
Low fat diet: \<30% fat (12% MUFA; 6-8%PUFA; \<10% SAT)
Reina Sofia University Hospital
Córdoba, Spain
Combined apparition of hard cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, revascularization, ischemic stroke, documented peripheral artery disease or cardiovascular death) after a median follow-up of 7 years.
Combined apparition of hard cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, revascularization, ischemic stroke, documented peripheral artery disease or cardiovascular death) after a median follow-up of 7 years.
Time frame: Seven Years
Evolution of arteriosclerosis: Evaluation of arteriosclerosis at different vascular beds. Silent arteriosclerosis.
Data from clinical and/or diagnostic tests will be analyzed
Time frame: Seven Years
Concentration of LDL cholesterol.
Concentration of LDL cholesterol in blood samples
Time frame: Seven Years
Atherogenic ratio, and Total cholesterol/HDL and LDL/HDL.
Comparison of Atherogenic ratio, and Total cholesterol/HDL and LDL/HDL during the study
Time frame: Seven Years
Metabolic control of carbohydrates (assessed by glycemic and insulin responses to intravenous tolerance test to glucose, basal glycemia and hba1c).
Study of the metabolism of carbohydrates during the trial
Time frame: Seven Years
Blood pressure.
Study of blood pressure in response to the study
Time frame: Seven Years
Incidence of malignancy.
Appearance of malignancy
Time frame: Seven Years
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Progression of Cognitive Decline.
Cognitive decline will be evaluated by validated questionnaires
Time frame: Seven Years
Extended composite of cardiovascular disease progression
Incidence of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, angina event, coronary revascularization or cardiac transplant, stroke, symptomatic heart failure, or any other clinical manifestation of cardiovascular event.
Time frame: Seven Years
Extended composite of heart events
Incidence of cardiac death , myocardial infarction , unstable angina , revascularization, heart failure, heart transplantation, cardiac arrest
Time frame: Seven Years
Incidence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Incidence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus during the study
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Anthropometric changes. Metabolic disease
Clinical features of metabolic disease: Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Phenotypes of Obesity or other classifications based on anthropometric features will be assessed during the study
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Gut Microbiota
Changes in the percentage of different families of Microbiota will be analyzed during the study, and their impact on clinical events.
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Arrhythmias
Study of relationship between existing or new Arrhythmias on clinical events
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Individual evaluation of all components of the primary outcome.
Individual apparition of hard cardiovascular events: * myocardial infarction * revascularization * ischemic stroke * documented peripheral artery disease * cardiovascular death
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Global Metabolomics
Global metabolomics in plasma, as well as techniques targeting specific sets of metabolites such as lipid-based lipid species, protein by proteomics, etc.
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Specific metabolomics
Specific metabolomics in plasma fractions, specific bioparticles such as lipoproteins or specific cells, lipidomics, proteomics, targeted metabolomics, etc
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Gene Expression
Changes in Gene Expression using transcriptomic techniques such as gene expression microarrays, quantitative PCR, GeneChip, etc
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Inflammation and oxidative stress
Different physiological processes or metabolic pathways related to inflammation and oxidative stress will be studied
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
AGEs
Metabolism of advanced glycation end products.
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Mineral metabolism
Impact of mineral metabolism on atherosclerosis
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Echographic markers of cardiac function and clinical outcomes
Cardiac function studies by Echocardiography at baseline and during the study
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Microparticles
Study of endothelial microparticles (vesicles formed from endothelial cells membrane after injury). The quantification of the EPCs and EMPs will be performed by flow cytometry
Time frame: Up to Seven Years
Subgroup analysis
27\. Differential impact on certain subgroups: Sex, age, anthropometry, genetics, genomics, metabolism of immediate principles, cardiovascular risk factors, cancer, vascular function
Time frame: Up to Seven Years