Ischemic heart disease, Coronary atherosclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with ischemic heart disease or coronary atherosclelosis. 2.LDL cholesterol level is from 100mg/dl to 120mg/dl with 10mg of atorvastatin. 3.No drug change during latest 3 months. 4.No history of revascularization during latest 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with liver disease (ALT or AST level is over 100IU/L, total Bil level is over 2.5mg/dl). 2.Patients with renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level is over 2.0mg/dl, or creatinine clearance is under 30mL/min/1.73m2). 3.Patients with congenital heart disease. 4.Patients within 3 months from myocardial infarction and with highly advanced cardiac dysfunction. 5.Patients with endocrine disease. 6.Patients with malignancy or inflammatory disease. 7.Patinets with highly advanced respiratory disease (containing pulmonary arterial pulmonary hypertension. 8.Patients with cranial nerve disease or locomotor apparatus disease, and severely compromised daily life. 9.Patients with severe hypertension. 10.Patients administrated steroid or immune suppressor. 11.Patients with type1 DM or poorly controled type2 DM(FBS>200mg/dl, HbA1c>10.0%) 12.Patients during pregnancy or with possibility of pregnancy. 13.Patients administrated catecholamine. 14.Patients with symptomatic hypotension. 15.Patients with significant LVOT obstruction (Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or aortic stenosis). 16.Patients recognized inadequate by primary doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of endothelial function | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| small dense LDL, high sensitivity CRP, oxidized LDL(MDA-LDL), pentraxin 3, high-molecular weight adiponectin, apolipoprotein A-1/B | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Fukuoka wajiro hospital Cardiology