The Effect of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with chronic kidney disease have endothelial cells that don't function properly, which is thought to be a marker for cardiovascular risk. Endothelial cells line the heart and blood vessels. The investigators will treat your high cholesterol with a cholesterol-lowering drug (atorvastatin, or Lipitor). They will determine if this cholesterol lowering drug improves subjects' cholesterol as well as the function of endothelial cells.

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2009-05

Completion

2009-05

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “failure to enroll”

Drugs

Indications