Atorvastatin Versus Simvastatin In The Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) In Patients With Known CHD

Summary

To investigate whether a long-term strategy to lower LDL cholesterol with atorvastatin as much as possible will improve prognosis in CHD patients compared with a strategy reflecting current best clinical practice with simvastatin.

Timeline

Start

1999-02

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-03

Publications

• Results Pedersen TR, Faergeman O, Kastelein JJ, Olsson AG, Tikkanen MJ, Holme I, Larsen ML, Bendiksen FS, Lindahl C, Szarek M, Tsai J; Incremental Decrease in End Points Through Aggressive Lipid Lowering (IDEAL) Study Group. High-dose atorvastatin vs usual-dose simvastatin for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction: the IDEAL study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2005 Nov 16;294(19):2437-45. doi: 10.1001/jama.294.19.2437.
• Tunnicliffe DJ, Palmer SC, Cashmore BA, Saglimbene VM, Krishnasamy R, Lambert K, Johnson DW, Craig JC, Strippoli GF. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Nov 29;11(11):CD007784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007784.pub3.
• Ports WC, Fayyad R, DeMicco DA, Laskey R, Wolk R. Effectiveness of Lipid-Lowering Statin Therapy in Patients With and Without Psoriasis. Clin Drug Investig. 2017 Aug;37(8):775-785. doi: 10.1007/s40261-017-0533-0.
• Stam-Slob MC, van der Graaf Y, Greving JP, Dorresteijn JA, Visseren FL. Cost-Effectiveness of Intensifying Lipid-Lowering Therapy With Statins Based on Individual Absolute Benefit in Coronary Artery Disease Patients. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Feb 18;6(2):e004648. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004648.
• Deedwania PC, Pedersen TR, DeMicco DA, Breazna A, Betteridge DJ, Hitman GA, Durrington P, Neil A; TNT, CARDS and IDEAL Steering Committees and Investigators. Differing predictive relationships between baseline LDL-C, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular outcomes. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 1;222:548-556. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.201. Epub 2016 Jul 30.
• Stoekenbroek RM, Boekholdt SM, Fayyad R, Laskey R, Tikkanen MJ, Pedersen TR, Hovingh GK; Incremental Decrease in End Points Through Aggressive Lipid Lowering Study Group. High-dose atorvastatin is superior to moderate-dose simvastatin in preventing peripheral arterial disease. Heart. 2015 Mar;101(5):356-62. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306906. Epub 2015 Jan 16.
• Dorresteijn JA, Boekholdt SM, van der Graaf Y, Kastelein JJ, LaRosa JC, Pedersen TR, DeMicco DA, Ridker PM, Cook NR, Visseren FL. High-dose statin therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease: treating the right patients based on individualized prediction of treatment effect. Circulation. 2013 Jun 25;127(25):2485-93. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000712. Epub 2013 May 14.
• Semb AG, Kvien TK, DeMicco DA, Fayyad R, Wun CC, LaRosa JC, Betteridge J, Pedersen TR, Holme I. Effect of intensive lipid-lowering therapy on cardiovascular outcome in patients with and those without inflammatory joint disease. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Sep;64(9):2836-46. doi: 10.1002/art.34524.
• Hyde CL, Macinnes A, Sanders FA, Thompson JF, Mazzarella RA, Faergeman O, van Wijk DF, Wood L, Lira M, Paciga SA. Genetic association of the CCR5 region with lipid levels in at-risk cardiovascular patients. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Apr;3(2):162-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.109.897793. Epub 2010 Feb 3.

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