A Study to Assess the Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Combination Tablet Compared to Another Cholesterol Lowering Drug in Elderly Patients With High Cholesterol at High or Moderately High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (0653A-128)

Summary

A multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin versus atorvastatin in elderly patients with high cholesterol at high or moderately high risk for coronary heart disease.

Timeline

Start

2007-11

Primary completion

2009-03

Completion

2009-03

Publications

• Results Foody JM, Brown WV, Zieve F, Adewale AJ, Flaim D, Lowe RS, Jones-Burton C, Tershakovec AM. Safety and efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin combination versus atorvastatin alone in adults >/=65 years of age with hypercholesterolemia and with or at moderately high/high risk for coronary heart disease (the VYTELD study). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Nov 1;106(9):1255-63. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.051.

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