Merck Carotid Atherosclerosis Trial (MK-0000-111)(COMPLETED)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patient must undergo CEA less than 4 weeks after entering study
• •Patient has recent history of acute coronary syndrome
• •Patient has has coronary artery bypass graft surgery within 30 days of study start
• •Patient has thyroid disease that has not been treated for more than 6 weeks
• •Patient has donated blood within 8 weeks of study start
• •Patient has poorly controlled diabetes mellitis
• •Patient has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Hepatitis B or C
• •Patient is taking warfarin or other anticoagulants
• •Patient is taking hormone replacement therapy