Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke(J-STARS Echo)

Summary

Carotid ultrasound can reveal the intima-media complex thickness(IMT), that has been reported to be a marker of atherosclerosis as well as a risk of cardiovascular events, and to be attenuated by 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) . This substudy of J-STARS will observe the temporal profile of carotid IMT prospectively in the patients with prescription of pravastatin and the control.

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Start

2004-03

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

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Publications

• Wada S, Koga M, Kagimura T, Toyoda K, Nagai Y, Aoki S, Nezu T, Hosomi N, Origasa H, Ohtsuki T, Maruyama H, Yasaka M, Kitagawa K, Uchiyama S, Minematsu K, Matsumoto M; Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS) Echo Study Collaborators. Long-term changes in carotid intima-media thickness according to baseline blood pressure level: J-STARS Echo study. J Neurol Sci. 2025 Jan 15;468:123342. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123342. Epub 2024 Dec 9.
• Wada S, Koga M, Minematsu K, Toyoda K, Suzuki R, Kagimura T, Nagai Y, Aoki S, Nezu T, Hosomi N, Origasa H, Ohtsuki T, Maruyama H, Yasaka M, Kitagawa K, Uchiyama S, Matsumoto M. Baseline Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Stroke Recurrence During Secondary Prevention With Pravastatin. Stroke. 2019 Jun;50(6):1586-1589. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.024968. Epub 2019 Apr 30.
• Koga M, Toyoda K, Minematsu K, Yasaka M, Nagai Y, Aoki S, Nezu T, Hosomi N, Kagimura T, Origasa H, Kamiyama K, Suzuki R, Ohtsuki T, Maruyama H, Kitagawa K, Uchiyama S, Matsumoto M; J-STARS Investigators. Long-Term Effect of Pravastatin on Carotid Intima-Media Complex Thickness: The J-STARS Echo Study (Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke). Stroke. 2018 Jan;49(1):107-113. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.018387. Epub 2017 Nov 30.

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