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Angioscopic evaluation of coronary atherosclerotic plaque after revascularization with drug-eluting stent - Intervention trial with statins and cholesterol absorption inhibitors -

Angioscopic evaluation of coronary atherosclerotic plaque after revascularization with drug-eluting stent - Intervention trial with statins and cholesterol absorption inhibitors - - The ANTARES Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000010347
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-03-28
Start date
2013-01-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Ischemic heart disease

Interventions

Once-daily dosing of pravastatin 10mg and ezetimibe 10mg. If the LDL-C value in 4 weeks has not reached less than 100mg/dL, the titlation of statin dose is repeated at every visit to achieve to the l

Sponsors

Nippon Medical School
Lead Sponsor
Kansai Rosai Hospital
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Coronary revascularization patients with drug-eluting stent whose LDL-C value is controlled to less than 140mg/dL over 100mg/dL by statin medications, and also whose plaque was observed with angioscopy. 2) Patients less than 85 over 25 years old 3) Unquestioned gender 4) Hospitalization, outpatient unquestioned

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients within 72 hr after the incidence of acute myocardial infarction. 2. Patients with marked stenosis in the main coronary artery 3. Patients with serum creatinine over 2.0mg/dL. 4. The patients with heart failure which is over NYHA cardiac function classification3, or ejection fraction is less than 40%. 5. The patients with secondary hypercholesterolemia 6. The patients who were daily treated with over 10mg of atorvastatin or 2mg of pitavastatin or 2.5mg of rosuvastatin, and the combination of ezetimibe and statin.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The color changes of coronary plaque in 12 months after revascularization with DES

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Grade change of neointimal SMC in culprit lesion with DES The color change of coronary plaque in non culprit lesion with DES Thrombosis in culprit lesion with DES

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactInami Shigenobu

Nippon Medical School Department of cardiovascular medicine

sigenobu@nms.ac.jp

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026