Data alert
ASCOT-LLA: Extending benefits of statins to hypertensive patients
Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia frequently coexist and the interaction of these important risk factors increases cardiovascular risk considerably.
1 It is reasonable to expect that lipid lowering would reduce risk of cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients. Indeed, subgroup analyses of large randomized statin trials support this hypothesis.
2-7 However, several issues remain:
- What is the blood pressure threshold for lipid-lowering therapy in hypertensive patients? In particular, will lipid lowering benefit those patients whose blood pressure is well controlled or only slightly elevated?
- What is the cholesterol threshold for lipid-lowering therapy in hypertensive patients?
- Hypertension is a stronger risk factor for stroke than hypercholesterolemia. Will lipid lowering provide additional reduction in stroke risk beyond that provided by blood pressure reduction?
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