Title: Carotid B-Mode Ultrasound Study to Compare Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin to Atorvastatin Alone
WFUSM Principal Investigator: Charles H. Tegeler, M.D.
Purpose: To look at ultrasound images taken in the carotid arteries and to look at various lipids in the blood of people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (A5091003) and people with mixed hyperlipidemia (A5091004).
The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings.
B-Mode Ultrasound Center Role: CIMT Reading Center, CIMT Training Center and IMT Ultrasound Center
WFUSM Work Completed: February 2007
Sponsor: Pfizer
Closed to Enrollment