Japan assessment of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in acute coronary syndrome (JAPAN-ACS) rationale and design

K Miyauchi, T Kimura, T Morimoto, Y Nakagawa… - Circulation …, 2006 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… ing hsCRP, on coronary plaque will be valuable in the JAPAN-ACS study and should clarify
the mechanisms of coronary plaque regression. In conclusion, the JAPAN-ACS study will …

… volumetric intravascular ultrasound using pitavastatin versus atorvastatin (JAPAN-ACS [Japan assessment of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in acute coronary syndrome …

…, M Matsuzaki, JAPAN-ACS Investigators - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
… with those in both trials (JAPAN-ACS, ∼50%; … statins de novo after the entry of this trial.
It is also possible there are genetic, racial, or ethnic differences in terms of response to statins

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E Kawada-Watanabe, H Ogawa, R Koyanagi… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
… atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a multicenter … using pitavastatin
versus atorvastatin (JAPAN-ACS [Japan assessment of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in acute

… Acute Coronary Syndrome–Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Observations From the Japan Assessment of Pitavastatin and Atorvastatin in Acute Coronary Syndrome …

…, M Matsuzaki, JAPAN-ACS Investigators - Circulation …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… The purpose of the present sub-analysis of the JAPANACS … under treatment with statins,
on multivariate analysis. The … using the full analysis set, of the JAPAN-ACS study, because …

… Syndrome Components Attenuates Coronary Plaque Regression During Intensive Statin Therapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome–The JAPAN-ACS …

…, M Matsuzaki, JAPAN-ACS Investigators - Circulation …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A multicenter … using pitavastatin
versus atorvastatin (JAPAN-ACS [Japan assessment of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in acute

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targeting with pitavastatin+ ezetimibe for patients with acute coronary syndrome and dyslipidaemia: the HIJ-PROPER study, a …

N Hagiwara, E Kawada-Watanabe… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
statins other than pitavastatin discontinued the previous agents and started receiving
pitavastatin 2 mg/day under the Japanese … Final follow-up assessment was performed in March …

More intensive lipid lowering is associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome–sub-analysis of JAPAN-ACS …

H Arai, T Hiro, T Kimura, T Morimoto… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
JAPANACS (Japan Assessment of Pitavastatin and Atorvastatin in Acute Coronary Syndrome)
… of lipid levels after statin therapy with the regression of atherosclerotic coronary lesions in …

… in patients with acute coronary syndrome: demonstration of the beneficial effect on atherosclerotic lesions by serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound analysis during …

S Okazaki, T Yokoyama, K Miyauchi, K Shimada… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
… lipid lowering by statins could prevent recurrent events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
We … The present study investigated the effect of early statin treatment on plaque volume of a …

Multicenter collaborative randomized parallel group comparative study of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients: collaborative study …

K Yokote, H Bujo, H Hanaoka, M Shinomiya, K Mikami… - Atherosclerosis, 2008 - Elsevier
… used endpoint for assessment of the efficacy of statins. … JAPAN-ACS study, comparing
the effect of pitavastatin 4 mg … in 300 patients with acute coronary syndrome, may give an …

… levels and coronary plaque regression during aggressive lipid-lowering therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome: subgroup analysis of JAPAN-ACS study

T Ohashi, R Shibata, T Morimoto, M Kanashiro, H Ishii… - Atherosclerosis, 2010 - Elsevier
Japan assessment of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in acute coronary syndrome (JAPAN-ACS
therapy with a statin resulted in a significant regression of coronary atherosclerotic plaques …