Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Pitavastatin Evaluation of Atherosclerosis Regression by Intensive Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy
Brief Summary: This study is aimed to analyze the effects of aggressive and conventional lipid lowering therapy with Pravastatin on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with hyperlipidemia and abnormal thickening of IMT.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed as having hyperlipidemia
* LDL-C at the time of enrollment is no less than 100
* Common carotid IMT is 1.1 mm and over

Exclusion Criteria:

* Received or planned to receive intervention on carotid arteries during the study period
* Overt liver dysfunction (ALT; 100 IU/L and over)
* Overt renal dysfunction (serum creatinine; 2.0 mg/dL and over)
* Receiving Cyclosporin
* Hyperreactive to Pitavastatin
* During pregnancy or lactation
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Maximum IMT \>1.2 mm and 3.5 mm at any location in the carotid ultrasound studies conducted at both Visit 2 (Week -4) and Visit 3 (Week -2)
* Subjects with age and no other risk factor: Fasting LDL-C at Visit 1 (Week -6) is \>120 mg/dL (3.1mmol/L) and \<190 mg/dL (4.9 mmol/L)
* Subjects with 2 or more risk factors and a 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk \< 10%: Fasting LDL-C at Visit 1 (Week -6) is \>120 mg/dL (3.1 mmol/L) and \<160 mg/dL (4.1 mmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Use of pharmacologic lipid-lowering medications (eg, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, fibrate derivatives, bile acid binding resins, niacin or its analogues at doses \>400 mg) within 12 months prior to Visit 1 (Week -6).
* Clinical evidence of coronary artery disease or any other atherosclerotic disease such as angina, MI, TIA, symptomatic carotid artery disease, CVA, CABG, PTCA, peripheral arterial disease, AAA.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patient undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
* The patient undergoes the surgery in the surgical wing of the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
* The patient has received full information regarding the studies nature, has agreed to participate and has given informed consent (documented by a signed informed consent form).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a previous Venous Thromboembolic Event.
* Patients requiring an IVC filter.
* Patients with known thrombophilia due to coagulation factor disorders (i.e factor V leiden).
* Patients with a bleeding disorder
* Patients with renal failure.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of mixed hyperlipidemia
* At least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
* Subjects with a clinically indicated need for statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) therapy other than atorvastatin or other concomitant therapy with known lipid altering effects on LDL-C and HDL-C including fibrates and nicotinic acid (high doses)
* Subjects taking any drugs known to be associated with an increased risk of myositis in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
* Subjects with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which could affect subject safety, preclude evaluationof response, or render unlikely that the subject would complete the study

Answer: A