TY - JOUR T1 - Lipid-altering efficacy of switching from atorvastatin 10 mg/day to ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg/day compared to doubling the dose of atorvastatin in hypercholesterolaemic patients with atherosclerosis or coronary heart disease. AU - Barrios,V, AU - Amabile,N, AU - Paganelli,F, AU - Chen,J-W, AU - Allen,C, AU - Johnson-Levonas,A O, AU - Massaad,R, AU - Vandormael,K, PY - 2005/12/15/pubmed PY - 2006/5/26/medline PY - 2005/12/15/entrez SP - 1377 EP - 86 JF - International journal of clinical practice JO - Int J Clin Pract VL - 59 IS - 12 N2 - This randomised, double-blind study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin (EZE/SIMVA) 10/20 mg tablet compared to doubling the atorvastatin (ATV) dose in hypercholesterolaemic patients with atherosclerotic or coronary heart disease (CHD). The study group included 435 male and female CHD patients (aged >or=18 years) who had not achieved their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal of <2.50 mmol/l while on a stable dose of ATV 10 mg for >or=6 weeks. After a 1-week diet/stabilisation period, patients with LDL-C >or=2.50 mmol/l and <or=4.20 mmol/l were randomised (1:1) to EZE/SIMVA 10/20 mg/day (n = 221) or ATV 20 mg/day (n = 214) for 6 weeks. The primary efficacy objective was to determine the per cent reduction from baseline in LDL-C at week 6. EZE/SIMVA 10/20 mg produced significantly greater mean per cent changes from baseline in LDL-C compared with ATV 20 mg (-32.8 vs. -20.3%; p </= 0.001). A significantly greater proportion of patients achieved an LDL-C goal <2.50 mmol/l with EZE/SIMVA than ATV (77.9 vs. 51.9%; p <or= 0.001). Significant improvements in total cholesterol (-20.3 vs. -13.0%), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) (-27.9 vs. -17.0%), apolipoprotein B (-23.4 vs. -14.7%) and HDL-C (1.8 vs. -0.4%) were observed after switching to EZE/SIMVA 10/20 mg for 6 weeks (p < 0.05 for all parameters). EZE/SIMVA 10/20 mg was generally well tolerated, with an overall safety profile similar to that of ATV 20 mg. EZE/SIMVA 10/20 mg produced superior lipid-altering efficacy by dual inhibition of cholesterol synthesis and intestinal absorption compared with doubling the dose of ATV from 10 to 20 mg. SN - 1368-5031 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16351668/Lipid_altering_efficacy_of_switching_from_atorvastatin_10_mg/day_to_ezetimibe/simvastatin_10/20_mg/day_compared_to_doubling_the_dose_of_atorvastatin_in_hypercholesterolaemic_patients_with_atherosclerosis_or_coronary_heart_disease_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00714.x DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -