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ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2007

Analysis of antihypertensive effects of statins.

Haralampos J Milionis, Evagelos N Liberopoulos, Moses S Elisaf, Dimitri P Mikhailidis

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Review in Current hypertension reports, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Implementation of guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. The impulsion study.The open cardiovascular medicine journal · 2009 · on this map
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haralampos J MilionisDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Vascular Disease Prevention Clinics, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.
Evagelos N Liberopoulos
Moses S Elisaf
Dimitri P Mikhailidis
University College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension and hyperlipidemia, two powerful risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), often coexist. Therefore, treatment should consider the beneficial properties of drugs used to treat either condition. Statins, the mainstay of lipid-lowering therapy, result in a significant clinical benefit both in primary and secondary CVD prevention. In addition to their hypolipidemic capacity, other properties may contribute to statin-induced benefits. Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that statins may modulate blood pressure (BP). The mechanisms by which statins reduce BP seem to be largely independent of their lipid effects. Although small, reductions in BP are possibly clinically relevant. Large landmark studies confirm that statins can reduce CVD risk in hypertensive patients. These findings suggest that statins could be prescribed as an adjunct in treating hypertension with dyslipidemia or even in patients with "normal" cholesterol levels. Whether the effect of statins on BP is accompanied by an additional decrease in clinical outcomes needs to be investigated in long-term, large-scale trials.

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AnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureEndothelin-1Endothelium, VascularHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHyperlipidemiasHypertensionIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNitric OxideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRenin-Angiotensin Systemrho-Associated KinasesAntihypertensive AgentsEndothelin-1Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNitric OxideProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesrho-Associated Kinases

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PMID17519121
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