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===Methods | '''Click [[media:4S_trial.ppt|here]] to download slides for 4S Trial.''' | ||
==Objective== | |||
The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) is a multicenter [[clinical trial]] that was performed in 1990s in Scandinavia. The objective of the study was to assess effect of a [[cholesterol]]-lowering drug called [[simvastatin]] on mortality and morbidity in a group of 4444 patients with [[coronary heart disease]], aged between 35 and 70 years. | |||
==Methods== | |||
The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) enrolled 4444 patients with known CAD ([[angina pectoris]] or previous [[myocardial infarction]]) and serum cholesterol levels between 212 and 309 mg/dL. Patients were randomly assigned to either [[simvastatin]] (20 to 40 mg/day) or [[placebo]] and were followed-up for a median period of 5.4 years. | The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) enrolled 4444 patients with known CAD ([[angina pectoris]] or previous [[myocardial infarction]]) and serum cholesterol levels between 212 and 309 mg/dL. Patients were randomly assigned to either [[simvastatin]] (20 to 40 mg/day) or [[placebo]] and were followed-up for a median period of 5.4 years. | ||
==Results== | |||
*Total cholesterol reduced by 25% | *Total cholesterol reduced by 25% | ||
*LDL-C levels reduced by 35% | *LDL-C levels reduced by 35% | ||
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*Significant reductions in major coronary events (19 versus 28 percent) | *Significant reductions in major coronary events (19 versus 28 percent) | ||
The patients exhibited moderate [[hypercholesterolemia]], between 5.5 and 8.0 mmol/l. | |||
The trial showed that treatment of patients suffering from coronary heart disease with simvastatin had a lowering effect on mortality and morbidity. | |||
2223 patients were assigned [[placebo]] and 2221 were assigned simvastatin treatment for a mean period of 5.4 years. There was a 30% relative reduction in the risk of death with simvastatin treatment. The absolute CHD-mortality was reduced from 8.5% to 5.0%, making the [[number needed to treat]] around 30 (thirty patients would need to be treated to prevent one death). Additionally there was no excess morbidity of non-cardiac deaths from causes like [[cancer]] or [[suicide]], a concern that has occasionally arisen in respect to the statins. | |||
The treatment of 100 patients for six years would prevent four deaths of the disease and seven non-fatal [[Myocardial infarction|myocardial infarcts]]. | |||
The 4S study turned out to be a milestone in [[cardiology]] and [[evidence-based medicine]] - it was clearly proven that treatment with statins saved lives of patients with coronary heart disease. A host of other large multicenter clinical trials followed that paved way to widespread use of this class of pharmaceuticals. | |||
However, it should be noted that no trial of statin in primary prevention (people without symptomatic coronary artery disease or diabetes) has shown an overall health benefit. | |||
==Conclusion== | |||
The study showed that long-term treatment with simvastatin is safe and improves survival in CAD patients.<ref name="pmid7968073">{{cite journal |author= |title=Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) |journal=Lancet |volume=344 |issue=8934 |pages=1383–9 |year=1994 |month=November |pmid=7968073 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The study showed that long-term treatment with simvastatin is safe and improves survival in CAD patients.<ref name="pmid7968073">{{cite journal |author= |title=Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) |journal=Lancet |volume=344 |issue=8934 |pages=1383–9 |year=1994 |month=November |pmid=7968073 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Objective
The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) is a multicenter clinical trial that was performed in 1990s in Scandinavia. The objective of the study was to assess effect of a cholesterol-lowering drug called simvastatin on mortality and morbidity in a group of 4444 patients with coronary heart disease, aged between 35 and 70 years.
Methods
The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) enrolled 4444 patients with known CAD (angina pectoris or previous myocardial infarction) and serum cholesterol levels between 212 and 309 mg/dL. Patients were randomly assigned to either simvastatin (20 to 40 mg/day) or placebo and were followed-up for a median period of 5.4 years.
Results
- Total cholesterol reduced by 25%
- LDL-C levels reduced by 35%
- Mean HDL-C improved by 8%
- Mortality rate was lower in the simvastatin group compared with that in the placebo group (8% vs 12%)
- Significant reductions in major coronary events (19 versus 28 percent)
The patients exhibited moderate hypercholesterolemia, between 5.5 and 8.0 mmol/l.
The trial showed that treatment of patients suffering from coronary heart disease with simvastatin had a lowering effect on mortality and morbidity.
2223 patients were assigned placebo and 2221 were assigned simvastatin treatment for a mean period of 5.4 years. There was a 30% relative reduction in the risk of death with simvastatin treatment. The absolute CHD-mortality was reduced from 8.5% to 5.0%, making the number needed to treat around 30 (thirty patients would need to be treated to prevent one death). Additionally there was no excess morbidity of non-cardiac deaths from causes like cancer or suicide, a concern that has occasionally arisen in respect to the statins.
The treatment of 100 patients for six years would prevent four deaths of the disease and seven non-fatal myocardial infarcts.
The 4S study turned out to be a milestone in cardiology and evidence-based medicine - it was clearly proven that treatment with statins saved lives of patients with coronary heart disease. A host of other large multicenter clinical trials followed that paved way to widespread use of this class of pharmaceuticals.
However, it should be noted that no trial of statin in primary prevention (people without symptomatic coronary artery disease or diabetes) has shown an overall health benefit.
Conclusion
The study showed that long-term treatment with simvastatin is safe and improves survival in CAD patients.[1]