Additional reduction in blood pressure after cholesterol-lowering treatment by statins (lovastatin or pravastatin) in hypercholesterolemic patients using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (enalapril or lisinopril)

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Spósito, AC [1 ]
Mansur, AP [1 ]
Coelho, OR [1 ]
Nicolau, JC [1 ]
Ramires, JAF [1 ]
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[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Inst Heart InCor, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00132-0
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Blood pressure (BP) reduction was compared between patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors alone and patients receiving these medications plus statins after 3 months of dietary intervention. Although BP was similarly reduced at week 4, the statin-treated group had a greater reduction in BP and total cholesterol levels at week 16, suggesting a synergistic effect between cholesterol lowering with statins and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment for hypertensive patients.
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