Patients scheduled carotid artery stenting
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients scheduled carotid artery stenting 2.Hypercholesterolemia patients Meeting one of following criteria 1)TC is 220 mg/dL or over 2)LDL-C is 140 mg/dL or over 3)LDL-C is 120 mg/dL or over or TC is 200 mg/dL or over and requiring cholesterol lowering drugs judged by attending physicians 4) Patients given written informed consent 3.Age (20<= <85 year-old) 4.Patients given written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Malignant tumor in active phase 2.Patients who meet contraindication of LIVALO tablet below 1)Patients who have hypersensitivity to LIVALO tablet 2)Patients who have severe liver dysfunction or biliary atresia 3)Patients who are being treated with cyclosporine 4)Pregnant women, women suspected of being pregnant, or lactating women 3.Patients with hypersensitive to contrast media 4.Patients with liver dysfunction [ALT(GPT) 100 IU/L <=] 5.Patients undergoing dialysis 6.Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia 7.Patients who are ineligible in the opinion of the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change of carotid artery plaque volume at carotid artery stent region using MDCT | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Max IMT at carotid artery stent region and common carotid artery in ipsilateral side using echo 2.Max IMT at other side of carotid artery stent region using echo 3.The changes in TC, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C, non-HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C, RLP-C and MDA-LDL 4.The correlation between change in lipid profiles and change in max IMT at carotid artery stent region and common carotid artery in ipsilateral side 5.The correlation between change in lipid profiles and change in max IMT at other side of carotid artery stent region 6.Change in inflammation marker (CRP, SAA) 7.The correlation between Changes in inflammation marker and change in max IMT at carotid artery stent region and common carotid artery in ipsilateral side 8.The correlation between Changes in inflammation marker and change in max IMT at other side of carotid artery stent region 9.The incidence rate of adverse event 10.The changes in laboratory values | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hiroshima University hospital Neurosurgery