Different Metabolic Effects of Statins

Gachon University Gil Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypercholesterolemia

Treatments: Drug: pravastatin, rosuvastatin

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01011127

GMC-200914

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that pravastatin and rosuvastatin may have different metabolic effects in hypercholesterolemic patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels>130

Exclusion criteria

• Overt liver disease Chronic renal failure Hypothyroidism Myopathy Uncontrolled diabetes Severe hypertension

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

pravastatin

Treatment:

Drug: pravastatin, rosuvastatin

rosuvastatin

Treatment:

Drug: pravastatin, rosuvastatin