A Study Comparing Cardiovascular Effects of Ticagrelor versus Placebo in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - THEMIS

Exclusion Criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Men or women ≥50 years of age with type 2 diabetes mellitus on treatment with a glucose lowering medication since at least 6 months, and either documented coronary artery occlusive disease or previous revascularization of a coronary artery.
• History of myocardial infarction or any stroke; planned treatment with agents inhibiting blood clotting; planned use of ASA/Aspirin at doses above 150 mg daily; planned coronary, cerebrovascular, or peripheral arterial revascularization; patients with known bleeding disorders and patients who need chronic oral anticoagulant therapy or chronic low-molecular-weight heparin; history of intracranial bleeding at any time, or a history of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract within the last 6 months or a major surgery within the last 30 days; patients with known severe liver disease or with kidney failure requiring dialysis