Ezetimibe cholesterol lowering intervention

Ezetrol - Zetia

Acute coronary syndrome

Early initiation:  1 trials  - IMPROVE-IT

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

cardiovascular events by 6% (fully demonstrated)

suggested Coronary event by 13% (not demonstrated)

Cardiovascular prevention

All chronical situations:  4 trials  - IMPROVE-IT - SHARP - SANDS - ARBITER-HALTS 6

aggressive treatment vs standard teatment

No demonstrated result

ezetimibe vs niacin

No demonstrated result

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

cardiovascular events by 6% (fully demonstrated)

suggested Coronary event by 13% (not demonstrated)

ezetimibe+simvastatin vs placebo

No demonstrated result

suggested cardiovascular events by 13% (not demonstrated)

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All type of patients:  1 trials  - IMPROVE-IT

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

cardiovascular events by 6% (fully demonstrated)

suggested Coronary event by 13% (not demonstrated)

Diabetic patients :  1 trials  - SANDS

aggressive treatment vs standard teatment

No demonstrated result

High risk patients with or without LDL cholesterol elevation:  1 trials  - ARBITER-HALTS 6

ezetimibe vs niacin

No demonstrated result

Patient with related disease:  1 trials  - Enhance

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

No demonstrated result

Patients with prior MI or with CHD:  1 trials  - IMPROVE-IT

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

cardiovascular events by 6% (fully demonstrated)

suggested Coronary event by 13% (not demonstrated)

Patients with renal insufficiency (on hemodialysis or transplant):  1 trials  - SHARP

ezetimibe+simvastatin vs placebo

No demonstrated result

suggested cardiovascular events by 13% (not demonstrated)

Diabetes type 2

Diabetic patients with or withour hypercholesterolemia:  1 trials  - SANDS

aggressive treatment vs standard teatment

No demonstrated result

Familial hypercholesterolemia

All type of patients:  1 trials  - Enhance

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

No demonstrated result

Post myocardial infarction

All type of patients:  1 trials  - IMPROVE-IT

ezetimibe vs placebo (on top statins)

cardiovascular events by 6% (fully demonstrated)

suggested Coronary event by 13% (not demonstrated)