Clinical trials: Myocardial Inflammation
Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia
Pilot Study of Atorvastatin for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Up to 35% of hip fracture patients have been shown to experience heart injury after surgery, and as many as 10% have a heart attack or die in the three months after surgery.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia, Inflammation
- Trial name
- POST-OP Pilot (NCT02197065)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Coronary Artery Disease
Effect of Acute Statin Treatment in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The goal of this study is to determine if one dose of simvastatin will decrease the inflammatory response to coronary intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00588471
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Coronary Artery Disease
NIRS Ticagrelor Evaluation
The Impact of Ticagrelor on Coronary Atherosclerotic Lipid Pool and Inflammation Assessed by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy study will evaluate whether ticagrelor leads to a 20% reduction in the LCBI with NIRS/IVUS suggesting…
- Trial name
- NCT02282332
- Testing
- Ticagrelor
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
HIV, Cardiovascular Diseases
Evaluating the Use of Pitavastatin to Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in HIV-Infected Adults
People with HIV are at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study evaluated the use of pitavastatin to reduce the risk of CVD in adults with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- Trial name
- REPRIEVE (NCT02344290)
- Testing
- Pitavastatin
- Where
- 137 sites in United States, Botswana and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 7,769 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)