Assessment of the Lipid Lowering Effect of Rosuvastatin Compared to Atorvastatin in Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease

AstraZeneca

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Coronary Heart Disease

Treatments: Drug: Rosuvastatin or atorvastatin or simvastatin and clopidogrel

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00235950

D3560L00039

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between two lipid lowering treatments, rosuvastatin (10-40 mg) and atorvastatin (20-80 mg) in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels after 16 weeks of treatment in patients with coronary heart disease

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older, established coronary heart disease with a previously performed PCI, previous treatment with clopidogrel, ongoing statin treatment, LDL-C>2.9 mmol/L, signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Ongoing treatment with clopidogrel for more than 12 weeks after randomisation, hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, active liver disease, moderate or severe renal impairment, hereditary for or known muscular or neuromuscular disease and/or increased serum CK, pregnancy or lactation or of childbearing potential not practising an adequate method of contraception, use of concomitant medication with possible interaction with