The anti-ischemic effect of trimetazidine in patients with postprandial myocardial ischemia is unrelated to meal composition

In patients with coronary disease, exercise testing after an HCM results in more severe myocardial ischemia compared with that after an HFM. The observed beneficial effects of the partial fatty acid inhibitor TMZ seem to be unrelated to meal composition and are possibly caused by the better glucose use induced by the drug.