Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Intensive Lipid Lowering Treatment Compared to Moderate Lipid Lowering Treatment on Carotid Intima-media Thickness (CIMT)

Lead Sponsor:

Odense University Hospital

Conditions:

ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-81 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of moderate and intensive lipid-lowering treatment with rosuvastatin on the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as a surrogate marker of cardiovascula...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of moderate (5mg) and intensive (40mg) lipid-lowering treatment with rosuvastatin on the carotid intima-media thickness as a surrogate marker of cardiov...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • STEMI,
  • no prior treatment with statins and
  • a non significant lesion in one of the two non-culprit coronary arteries. -

Exclusion

  • age below 18 or above 81 years,
  • unconscious patients,
  • serum creatinine \> 176μmol/L,
  • total-cholesterol \> 7.0 mmol/l,
  • hypothyroidism ((TSH \> 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal)),
  • current liver disease (ALAT \> 2 x ULN),
  • unexplained creatine kinase \> 3 x ULN,
  • alcohol or drug abuse within the last five years,
  • prior myopathy or serious hypersensitivity reaction caused by statins,
  • women with childbearing potential who were not using chemical or mechanical contraception,
  • pregnant or breastfeeding women,
  • history of malignancy unless a disease-free period of more than five years was present,
  • patients with abnormal lung function test (LFT),
  • participation in another investigational drug study less than four weeks before enrolment in the present study,
  • treatment with cyclosporine or fibrates. -

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

87 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01203982

Start Date

November 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

September 17 2010

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Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital

Odense, Fuenen, Denmark, 5000