Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Fluvastatin on Top of Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Patients After DES Implantation on Platelet Aggregation

Lead Sponsor:

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Conditions:

Drug-Interactions

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-95 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of fluvastatin and atorvastatin on platelet aggregation in patients treated with aspirin and plavix after coronary stenting. We hypothezied a po...

Detailed Description

1. Introduction Coronary stent implantation is performed in more than 80 % of all coronary interventions. The use of stents has significantly reduced re-stenosis rate in revascularization in compariso...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • all patients with stent implantation followed by treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel
  • routinely treated with acetylsalicylic 100 mg/day

Exclusion

  • acute coronary syndrome
  • use of a GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor
  • allergy to acetylsalicylic acid, clopidogrel, statins
  • elevated liver enzymes (\> 3 x norm value)
  • muscle myopathy
  • active liver disease
  • recent gastrointestinal bleeding (\< 3 months)
  • known platelet dysfunction or abnormal platelet count
  • pregnancy
  • indication for treatment with non-steroidal drugs
  • indication for long-term treatment with a drug metabolized by cytochrome p450 3A4 or 2C9

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00465322

Last Update

April 25 2007

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Cardiology University Hospital

Bern, Switzerland, 3010