Synergistic effects of blood pressure-lowering drugs and statins: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Johan SundströmGullik GullikssonMarcus Wirén

Published in: BMJ evidence-based medicine (2018)

The combined relative effects of blood pressure-lowering drugs and statins on cardiovascular events were multiplicative. This supports risk-based treatment decision strategies and fixed-combination polypills.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
hypertensive patients
heart rate
type diabetes
blood glucose
cancer therapy
metabolic syndrome
drug induced
skeletal muscle
combination therapy
replacement therapy