A systematic review and meta-analyses on the effects of atorvastatin on blood pressure and heart rate.

Gabriel Salerno CostaLetícia São Julião-SilvaVinícius Silva BeloHelena Coutinho Franco de OliveiraValéria Ernestânia Chaves

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy (2022)

Atorvastatin lowers blood pressure independent of LDL-cholesterol levels. Additional studies are needed to estimate the involvement of the autonomic nervous system in the blood-pressure-lowering effect of atorvastatin.

Keyphrases

heart rate
blood pressure
heart rate variability
hypertensive patients
meta analyses
systematic review
low density lipoprotein
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
case control