Statin treatment prevents increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality associated with clarithromycin in patients with stable coronary heart disease.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Pharmacol on February 01, 2010

Authors

Gorm B Jensen1, Jørgen Hilden, Bodil Als-Nielsen, Morten Damgaard, Jørgen Fischer Hansen, Stig Hansen, Olav H Helø, Per Hildebrandt, Jens Kastrup, Hans Jørn Kolmos, Erik Kjøller, Inga Lind, Henrik Nielsen, Lars Petersen, Christian M Jespersen, Christian Gluud, CLARICOR Trial Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.

Associated clinical trials:

The CLARICOR Trial: Effect of Clarithromycin on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease | NCT00121550

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