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Clinical Trials/NCT00979940
NCT00979940TerminatedNot Applicable

Effects of Short Term, High Dose Atorvastatin Therapy on Periprocedural Myonecrosis and Platelet Inhibition After PCI

Indiana University School of Medicine2 sites in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: November 2008Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Terminated
Enrollment
60
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Periprocedural Myonecrosis

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This research study plans to evaluate the use of atorvastatin in patients with coronary artery disease given immediately before PCI and whether it will decrease the amount of heart damage after PCI.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
21 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients undergoing revascularization for significant coronary artery disease
  • age range 21-85 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • non-STEMI, STEMI
  • renal failure with creatinine>3.0mg/dl
  • liver cirrhosis
  • lymphoproliferative disorder
  • pregnancy
  • thrombocytopenia<150'000
  • coagulopathy (INR>1.5)
  • abnormal liver function tests
  • illicit drug use
  • history of statin intolerance
  • history of rhabdomyolysis
  • planned use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors during PCI
  • current therapy with atorvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin, fluvastatin, or rosuvastatin

Arms & Interventions

atorvastatin

Experimental

Atorvastatin 80mg po given prior to PCI in cath lab

Intervention: Atorvastatin (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Periprocedural Myonecrosis

Time Frame: 16-24 hours post PCI

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (2)

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