- supports energy metabolism of the heart and neurosensory tissues during ischemia;
- reduces severity intracellular acidosis and changes in the transmembrane ion flow that occur with ischemia;
- lowers the level of migration and infiltration of polynucleated neutrophils in ischemic and reperfused heart tissues;
- reduces the size of myocardial damage;
- does not directly affect the parameters of hemodynamics.
In patients with angina pectoris, trimetazidine:
- increases the coronary reserve, thereby slowing the onset of ischemia caused by physical exertion, starting from the 15th day of therapy;
- limits fluctuations in blood pressure caused by physical exertion, without significant changes in heart rate;
- significantly reduces the frequency of angina attacks and the need for short-acting nitroglycerin;
- improves left ventricular contractility patients with ischemic dysfunction.
The results of clinical trials confirmed the efficacy and safety of trimetazidine in patients with stable angina, both in monotherapy and in combination of therapy at inadequate effect other antianginal drugs.
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 426 patients with stable angina (TRIMPOL-II), the addition of trimetazidine (60 mg / day) to metoprolol therapy 100 mg / day (50 mg twice daily) for 12 weeks statistically significantly improved the results of exercise tests and clinical symptoms compared with placebo: the total duration of the stress tests was +20.1 s, p = 0.023, the total loading time is +0.54 METs, p = 0.001, time to development of segment depression ST at 1 mm +33.4 s, p = 0.003, time until the development of an attack of angina pectoris +33.9 s, p <0.001, the number of attacks of stenocardia per week -0.73, p = 0.014 and consumption of short-acting nitrates per week - 0 , 63, p = 0.032, without hemodynamic changes.
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 223 patients with stable angina (Sellier), the addition of trimetazidine at a dose of 35 mg (2 times / day) to atenolol therapy at a dose of 50 mg (1 time / day) for 8 weeks resulted to an increase in time to development ischemic depression of the segment ST on 1 mm (+34.4 s, p = 0.03) when performing load tests in a subgroup of patients (n = 173), compared with placebo, after 12 hours after taking the drug. This difference was also shown for the time of development of angina attacks (p = 0.049). There were no significant differences between groups for other secondary endpoints (total duration of stress tests, total load time and clinical endpoints).
In a three-month, randomized, double-blind study involving 1962 patients with stable angina (Vasco), trimetazinDin in two dosages (70 mg / day and 140 mg / day) in comparison with placebo was added to the therapy with atenolol 50 mg / day. In the general population, including patients, both without symptoms and with symptoms of angina pectoris, trimetazidine did not demonstrate the benefits of ergometric (total duration of exercise tests, time to onset of ischemic depression of the segment ST at 1 mm and the time until the onset of an attack of angina pectoris) and clinical endpoints.However, in a retrospective analysis in a subset of patients with symptoms of angina pectoris (n = 1574) trimetazidine (140 mg) significantly improved the total time of the stress test (+23.8 s compared with +13.1 s for placebo; p = 0.001) and the time until the onset of an attack of angina (+46.3 s compared with +32.5 for placebo, p = 0.005).