Systolic and pulse blood pressures (but not diastolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol) are associated with alterations in carotid intima–media thickness in the moderately hypercholesterolaemic hypertensive patients of the Plaque Hypertension Lipid Lowering Italian Study

Are systolic and pulse blood pressures associated with alterations in carotid intima-media thickness in moderately hypercholesterolaemic hypertensive patients?

In hypertensive patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia, systolic and pulse blood pressures are significantly associated with carotid intima-media thickness alterations, highlighting their role in vascular target organ damage.