Canadians Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast With Atorvastatin Stratified Titration

Summary

The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an atorvastatin treatment regimen involving starting doses between 10 and 80 mg, followed by a single-step titration (except for subjects started at 80mg), if required

Timeline

Start

2004-06

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-05

Publications

• Ur E, Langer A, Rabkin SW, Calciu CD, Leiter LA; CanACTFAST Study Investigators. Achieving cholesterol targets by individualizing starting doses of statin according to baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and coronary artery disease risk category: the CANadians Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast with Atorvastatin Stratified Titration (CanACTFAST) study. Can J Cardiol. 2010 Feb;26(2):80-6. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70003-9.

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