The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7444 p336
24 March 2007

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Statins reduce BP

Statin therapy has a small but clinically meaningful effect on blood pressure, say researchers.

They reviewed data from 20 randomised controlled statin trials in which any concomitant antihypertensive therapy was kept constant. The reduction in blood pressure was greatest among patients with higher baseline blood pressure and was unrelated to age, changes in serum cholesterol or length of trial (published online in Hypertension).