ANCA-associated Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides Clinical Trial
Official title:
Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Trial on the Impact of Rosuvastatin on Subclinical Markers of Atherosclerosis in Patients With Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides
The purpose of this study is to assess whether rosuvastatin could reduce the subclinical markers of atherosclerosis and the incidence of major cardiovascular events in patients with primary necrotizing vasculitides.
Previous studies demonstrated the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with ANCA-associated systemic necrotizing vasculitis. Since statins lower levels of inflammatory proteins and cholesterol, we hypothesized that people with ANCA-associated systemic necrotizing vasculitis but without indication for statin treatment according to recommandations might benefit from statin treatment. ;