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CV Therapeutics Identifies Potential Anti-Diabetic Mechanism of,Action for Ranexa

-- New Preclinical Information May Correlate with Clinical HbA1c Reductions Observed in Phase 3 CARISA and MERLIN TIMI-36 Clinical Trials --

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 9, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CV Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that researchers have completed preliminary preclinical studies showing that ranolazine increased glucose stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells. In separate experiments using preclinical models of insulin resistance, ranolazine also improved glucose homeostasis.

These data could illustrate an underlying first in class mechanism of action for the statistically significant reductions in HbA1c levels observed with Ranexa in cardiovascular patients with diabetes from the phase 3 CARISA (n=189 with angina and diabetes) and MERLIN TIMI-36 (n=2,220 with acute coronary syndromes and diabetes) clinical trials.

In CARISA (Combination Assessment of Ranolazine in Stable Angina), Ranexa (ranolazine extended release tablets) reduced HbA1c levels by an average of up to 0.7 percentage points in angina patients with diabetes. The reduction in HbA1c was not associated with increased hypoglycemia.

"Preclinical studies have shown that Ranexa inhibits the late sodium current in cardiac cells. Potentially, the sodium channels present in pancreatic beta cells may play a role in the secretion of insulin," said Luiz Belardinelli, M.D., senior vice president of pharmacological translational and biomedical research and a distinguished fellow of cardiovascular science at CV Therapeutics.

The company plans to submit data from these new preclinical experiments for publication later this year.

About CV Therapeutics

CV Therapeutics, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on applying molecular cardiology to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, small molecule drugs for the treatment of ca
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