Effects of statins on pulmonary artery pressure in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016042527594N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Birjand University of Medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
no previous use of statins; Performing CBC; lipid profile; LTF; absence of liver disease; FEV1<80%; FEV1/FVC<70%.
Exclusion criteria: discontinuation of statin therapy during the study; having advanced heart disease; the advent of statin therapy complications; long-term use of corticosteroid; death
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulmonary Artery Pressure changes. Timepoint: Befor and After drug use. Method of measurement: Echocadiography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method