Different Doses of Rosuvastatin Therapy on Regression of Critical Coronary Atherosclerosis in ACS Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Rosuvastatin 10mg/d or 20mg/d for 36 weeks can regress critical coronary atherosclerosis as determined by IVUS imaging in Chinese Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients.

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2016-07

Completion

2016-07

Publications

• Background 1.Liao J K, Laufs U. Pleiotropic effects of statins[J]. Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, 2005, 45: 89. 2.Davignon J. Beneficial cardiovascular pleiotropic effects of statins[J]. Circulation, 2004, 109(23 suppl 1): III-39-III-43. 3.Falk E, Shah P K, Fuster V. Coronary plaque disruption[J]. Circulation, 1995, 92(3): 657-671. 4. Nissen SE, Nicholls SJ, Sipahi I, et al.Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis:the ASTEROID trial. JAMA, 2006; 295: 1556-65. 5. Lee CW, et al. Comparison of Effects of Atorvastatin(20mg) Versus Rosuvastatin(10mg) Therapy on Mild Coronary Atherosclerosis Plaques(from the ARTMAP Trial).Am J Cardiol, 2012; 109:1700-1704.

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