Overview

The Effect of Lipitor on Aortic Stenosis

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-04-26
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if an approved medicine that is used to lower cholesterol called Lipitor can slow or stop progressive narrowing of the aortic heart valve in patients with a condition called aortic stenosis. Patients who have aortic stenosis who volunteer for this study will take Lipitor for 2 years and will undergo a brief exam by a physician, labwork to measure cholesterol, and a routine heart ultrasound (sound picture of the heart) at the start of the study and every 6 months, stopping at 2 years.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Collaborator:
Pfizer
Treatments:
Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin Calcium