Effect of the HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors on Blood Pressure in Patients With Essential Hypertension and Primary Hypercholesterolemia
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 34 (6) , 1281-1286
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.34.6.1281
Abstract
—Certain hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, ie, statins, may cause vasodilation by restoring the endothelial dysfunction that frequently accompanies hypertension and hyp...Keywords
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