A Study Of The Usage Of Statins In A Community Heart Failure Population
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Inflammation and fibrosis may be important contributors to worsening heart failure. As well
as lowering cholesterol, statins are also known to reduce inflammatory markers such as
C-reactive protein which are elevated in severe heart failure. Therefore, this project will
evaluate the benefit, if any, of statins on markers of heart structure and function, on
inflammatory markers and markers of fibrosis in patients with normal cholesterol.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland
Collaborators:
University College Cork University College Dublin University of Dublin, Trinity College