Post- Myocardial Infarction Arterial Wall Improvement by Low-dose Fluvastatin and Valsartan
NCT ID: NCT03309618
Last Updated: 2017-10-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
36 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-11-30
2014-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Treatment group
20 participants received low-dose combination of fluvastatin (10 mg) and valsartan (20 mg) (low-flu/val) per orally once daily for 30 days.
low-dose combination of fluvastatin (10 mg) and valsartan (20 mg) (low-flu/val)
Control group
16 participants received placebo per orally once daily for 30 days.
placebo
Interventions
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low-dose combination of fluvastatin (10 mg) and valsartan (20 mg) (low-flu/val)
placebo
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* males
* aged under 55 years
Exclusion Criteria
* manifest peripheral artery disease or carotid artery disease
* acute infection
* chronic diseases
* present therapy with fluvastatin and/or valsartan.
55 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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University Medical Centre Ljubljana
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Martina Turk Veselič
Principal Investigator, M.D.
Locations
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Department of Vascular Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ljubljana, , Slovenia
Countries
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References
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Vlachopoulos C, Aznaouridis K, Stefanadis C. Prediction of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality with arterial stiffness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 30;55(13):1318-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.061.
Stefanadis C, Dernellis J, Tsiamis E, Stratos C, Diamantopoulos L, Michaelides A, Toutouzas P. Aortic stiffness as a risk factor for recurrent acute coronary events in patients with ischaemic heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2000 Mar;21(5):390-6. doi: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1756.
Orlova IA, Nuraliev EY, Yarovaya EB, Ageev FT. Prognostic value of changes in arterial stiffness in men with coronary artery disease. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2010 Nov 4;6:1015-21. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S13591.
Li Z, Iwai M, Wu L, Liu HW, Chen R, Jinno T, Suzuki J, Tsuda M, Gao XY, Okumura M, Cui TX, Horiuchi M. Fluvastatin enhances the inhibitory effects of a selective AT1 receptor blocker, valsartan, on atherosclerosis. Hypertension. 2004 Nov;44(5):758-63. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000145179.44166.0f. Epub 2004 Sep 27.
Inaba Y, Chen JA, Bergmann SR. Prediction of future cardiovascular outcomes by flow-mediated vasodilatation of brachial artery: a meta-analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Aug;26(6):631-40. doi: 10.1007/s10554-010-9616-1. Epub 2010 Mar 26.
Lunder M, Janic M, Savic V, Janez A, Kanc K, Sabovic M. Very low-dose fluvastatin-valsartan combination decreases parameters of inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 May;127:181-186. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.03.019. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
Lunder M, Janic M, Jug B, Sabovic M. The effects of low-dose fluvastatin and valsartan combination on arterial function: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Intern Med. 2012 Apr;23(3):261-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.11.011. Epub 2011 Dec 12.
Boncelj Svetek M, Erzen B, Kanc K, Sabovic M. Impaired endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes - The effect of a very low-dose combination of fluvastatin and valsartan. J Diabetes Complications. 2017 Mar;31(3):544-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.12.002. Epub 2016 Dec 16.
Janic M, Lunder M, Cerkovnik P, Prosenc Zmrzljak U, Novakovic S, Sabovic M. Low-Dose Fluvastatin and Valsartan Rejuvenate the Arterial Wall Through Telomerase Activity Increase in Middle-Aged Men. Rejuvenation Res. 2016 Apr;19(2):115-9. doi: 10.1089/rej.2015.1722. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
Other Identifiers
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AGE-MI
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id