Study shows simvastatin ineffective in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

The results of a large-scale clinical trial of statin treatment in patients with ARDS were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Supported by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, this four-year research project tested the efficacy of the drug simvastatin in 540 patients with ARDS. ARDS...
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - Category: American Health Source Type: news