Why the study?
Does statin therapy compared to antihypertensive therapy improve estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients?
Population
296 patients who had commenced drug therapy for hypertension within 10 years in five general practices in…
Comparison
Estimated effect of statin therapy on 10-year… vs Estimated effect of antihypertensive therapy on…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May favor statins for greater estimated risk reduction in hypertension; hypothesis-generating from cross-sectional data and requires prospective validation.
Does statin therapy compared to antihypertensive therapy improve estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients?
In hypertensive patients, estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk reduction may be greater with statin therapy than with antihypertensive therapy, suggesting a need for a more holistic approach to risk reduction.
ROBERT C. GREEN (2002) studied this question.
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