The Effects of Atorvastatin on Vulnerable Plaques in Untreated Dyslipidemic Patients.

Summary

Inflammation is important in the both pathogenesis and outcome of atherosclerosis. Plaques containing numerous inflammatory cells, particular macrophages, have a high risk of rupture.We hypothesize that statin-induced plaque regression could be monitored clinically by use of FDG PET/CT approach, and can be detected noninvasively earlier than previously reported.

Timeline

Start

2007-03

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2008-12

Publications

• Chang YY, Wu YW, Lee JK, Lin YM, Lin YT, Kao HL, Hung CS, Lin HJ, Lin YH. Effects of 12 weeks of atorvastatin therapy on myocardial fibrosis and circulating fibrosis biomarkers in statin-naive patients with hypertension with atherosclerosis. J Investig Med. 2016 Oct;64(7):1194-9. doi: 10.1136/jim-2016-000092. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Drugs

Indications