Abstract： Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin in aged patients with coronary heart disease and hypercholesterolemia.Methods The selected patients were randomly divided into the rosuvastatin group(n=44,rosuvastatin 10 mg,qn)and simvastatin group(n=43,simvastatin 20 mg,qn)for 8 weeks.Results After treatment of 8 weeks,the decrease of plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)in rosuvastatin group (43.2%) was significantly greater than that of simvastatin group(35.3%)(P<0.05).Compliance rate of LDL-C in rosuvastatin group(85.1% was higher than that in the simvastatin group (59.8%).The rate of HDL-C increase in rosuvastatin group(6.5%) was significantly greater than that in simvastatin group (1.6%)(P<0.05).he rate of TC,TG decreasing in msuvastatin group (respectively 32.2%,17.0%) was slishfly better than that in the simvastatin group (30.8%VS 15.2%),there was no significant difference between two groups(P>0.05).In this study the main adverse reactions were mild abdominal distension,fatigue.Conclusion For elderly people with coronary heart disease with hypercholestemlemia,rosuvastatin has a high lipid-lowering effect and good safety.