Statin Therapy in Heart Failure: Potential Mechanisms of Benefit
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of the investigators' study is to further understand the potentially beneficial
effects of statin therapy in patients with heart failure. It is hypothesized that statins
will 1) increase the heart's pumping ability 2) improve functioning of the sympathetic
nervous system and 3) decrease immune activation in heart failure.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborators:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Pfizer