</start_date>
<end_date>
<date>
</date>
</end_date>
<last_follow_up_date>
<date>
</date>
</last_follow_up_date>
<last_data_entry_date>
<date>
</date>
</last_data_entry_date>
<phase_block>
<phase>
Phase 3
</phase>
</phase_block>
<study_type>
Interventional
</study_type>
<design>
Treatment
</design>
<design>
Randomized
</design>
<design>
Double Blind
</design>
<design>
Active Control
</design>
<design>
Parallel Assignment
</design>
<design>
Safety/Efficacy Study
</design>
<condition>
Hypercholesterolemia
</condition>
<condition>
Myocardial Infarction
</condition>
<intervention>
<intervent_type>
Drug
</intervent_type>
<primary_name>
ezetimibe/simvastatin combination 10 mg/40 mg (VYTORIN)
</primary_name>
</intervention>
<intervention>
<intervent_type>
Drug
</intervent_type>
<primary_name>
simvastatin 40 mg (ZOCOR)
</primary_name>
</intervention>
<eligibility>
<criteria>
<textblock>
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinically stable subjects may be eligible to enroll within 10 days following hospital admission with high-risk acute coronary syndrome (either STEMI or Non-STEMI or unstable angina) .
- Subjects not taking a statin must have an LDL-C of 125 mg/dl or less. Subjects taking s statin must have an LDL-C of 100 mg/dl or less.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating woman, or intending to become pregnant
- Subject with active liver disease or persistent unexplained serum transaminase elevation
- Subject with a history of alcohol or drug abuse,
- Subject with a history of sensitivity to statin or ezetimibe
- A subject for whom discontinuation of existing lipid lowering regimen poses an unacceptable risk.
</textblock>
</criteria>
<healthy_volunteers>
No
</healthy_volunteers>
<patients>
</patients>
<expected_enrollment>
</expected_enrollment>
<gender>
Both
</gender>
<minimum_age>
18 Years
</minimum_age>