Lower Blood Pressure Linked To Statins

April 16th, 2008 | Category: Cholesterol

An editorial published in the Archives of Internal Medicinereports that statins - medications that are usually prescribed to lowerblood cholesterol levels - may additionally lower blood pressure. Beatrice A.Golomb, M.D., Ph.D., (University of

California, San Diego, La Jolla)and colleagues noted a modest but significant reduction in bloodpressure for patients taking statins.

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