Statin Therapy for Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if taking a cholesterol lowering drug (LIPITOR®) will
increase the number of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC's) circulating in the blood of heart
failure patients taking this cholesterol-lowering drug, and if this will also show an
improvement in the damaged areas of the patient's hearts as documented by MRI scans.