Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin Treatment During Carotid Artery Stenting

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different loading doses of Clopidogrel and a reloading of Atorvastatin in the prevention of periprocedural ischemic brain damage in patients undergoing carotid angioplasty.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Campus Bio-Medico University
• Treatments: Atorvastatin; Atorvastatin Calcium; Clopidogrel; Ticlopidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with finding of significant carotid stenosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with acute injuries to the baseline MRI of the brain,

• patients with active bleeding,

• contraindications to statin therapy and MRI contraindications (pacemaker/claustrophobic).