Status:

COMPLETED

Influence of Pravastatin on Carotid Artery Structure and Function in HIV-infected Patients Under Antiretroviral Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Saint Antoine University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

French Cardiology Society

Conditions:

HIV Infection

Carotid Atherosclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Brief Summary

The advent of new antiretroviral agents, in particular Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), spectacularly reduced HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. However, new complications have appea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV-infected patients treated with HAART for \> 12 months
  • With dyslipidemia, defined as LDL cholesterol \> 160 mg/dL before initiation of statin
  • Treated with pravastatin \> 12 months and one more coronary risk factor. The patients in the control group were selected consecutively in the same departments among
  • HIV-infected patients treated with HAART \> 12 months
  • LDL cholesterol \> 160 mg/dL
  • Without lipid-lowering drugs and one more coronary risk factor. Cases and control patients were matched for age, gender and tobacco consumption.

Exclusion

  • Patients with history of coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, endarterectomy, aortic dissection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2003

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

June 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00147797

Start Date

May 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2005

Last Update

October 25 2016

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Department of Pharmacology and INSERM U652, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

Paris, France, 75015