132
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Simvastatin
40mg orally, given 3-7 days pre-op and continued till 14 days post-op
Placebo
Placebo (Inert calcium lactate) tablets 3-7 days pre-op to 14 days post-op (as per experimental arm)
Auckland City Hospital, Auckland
Manukau Surgical Centre, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
North Shore Hospital, Auckland
Counties Manukau Health
OTHER
Waitemata District Health Board
OTHER_GOV
Auckland District Health Board
OTHER_GOV
University of Auckland, New Zealand
OTHER