ABSTRACT
The JUPITER trial (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin) (N Engl J Med 2008; 359:2195–2207) compared rosuvastatin (Crestor) 20 mg daily vs placebo in apparently healthy people who had levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lower than 130 mg/dL but elevated levels (≥ 2 mg/L) of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). Rosuvastatin treatment lowered LDL-C levels by 50% and hs-CRP levels by 37%, accompanied by a 44% relative risk reduction in the composite end point of unstable angina, revascularization, and confirmed death from cardiovascular causes. In absolute terms, 95 people had to be treated over 2 years to prevent one event. There was, however, a higher incidence of diabetes in the rosuvastatin group.
Footnotes
↵* Dr. Hazen has received fees as a consultant or speaker for AstraZeneca, BG Medicine, Biophysical, Merck, Merck/Schering-Plough, Pfizer, PrognostiX, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals corporations. He has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries related to Abbott Laboratories, Biosite, Frantz Biomarkers, and Siemens corporations. And he may receive future financial benefits from Cleveland Clinic for inventions or discoveries related to PrognostiX corporation.
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