Effect of statin therapy on pulse wave velocity: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Lanfranco D'eliaErsilia La FataArcangelo IannuzziPaolo O Rubba

Published in: Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) (2018)

The results of this meta-analysis suggest that statin therapy reduces AS. This effect appears to be at least in part independent of the changes in blood pressure and lipid profile.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
systematic review
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
heart rate
meta analyses
hypertensive patients
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
cell therapy
skeletal muscle
blood glucose
weight loss