Blood pressure-lowering activity of statins: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of placebo-randomized controlled trials.

Jahad AlghamdiAbdulziz AlqadiAdel AlharfBader AlmuzzainiAzra MahmudTlili BarhoumiHisham A BadreldinManal AlaamerySandosh Padmanabhan

Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)

Our results strengthen the evidence for pleiotropic effects of statins on BP that are independent of their lipid-lowering activity, supporting their beneficial role in hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
randomized controlled trial
hypertensive patients
heart rate
type diabetes
systematic review
fatty acid
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
double blind
phase iii
study protocol
open label