Statins, the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and hypertension – a tale of another beneficial effect of statins
Background: Statins, a class of lipid lowering drugs, decrease mortality associated with cardiovascular events. As hypercholesterolemia is often accompanied by hypertension, a large number of patients receive therapy with statins and antihypertensive drugs which act via the renin–angiotensin–aldoste...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320314531058 |