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dc.contributor.authorKei, A.en
dc.contributor.authorElisaf, M. S.en
dc.contributor.authorMoutzouri, E.en
dc.contributor.authorTsiara, S.en
dc.contributor.authorLiberopoulos, E.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:37:40Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:37:40Z-
dc.identifier.issn2090-0392-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/24062-
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dc.titleAdd-on-Statin Extended Release Nicotinic Acid/Laropiprant but Not the Switch to High-Dose Rosuvastatin Lowers Blood Pressure: An Open-Label Randomized Studyen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.primary10.4061/2011/830434-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21747984-
heal.languageen-
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heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate2011-
heal.abstractIntroduction. Nicotinic acid (NA) and statins have been associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP). Patients and Methods. We recruited 68 normotensive and hypertensive dyslipidemic patients who were treated with a conventional statin dose and had not achieved lipid targets. Patients were randomized to switch to high-dose rosuvastatin (40 mg/day) or to add-on current statin treatment with extended release (ER) NA/laropiprant (1000/20 mg/day for the first 4 weeks followed by 2000/40 mg/day for the next 8 weeks) for 3 months. Results. Switching to rosuvastatin 40 mg/day was not associated with significant BP alterations. In contrast, the addition of ER-NA/laropiprant to current statin treatment resulted in a 7% reduction of systolic BP (from 134 +/- 12 to 125 +/- 10 mmHg, P < .001 versus baseline and P = .01 versus rosuvastatin group) and a 5% reduction of diastolic BP (from 81 +/- 9 to 77 +/- 6 mmHg, P = .009 versus baseline and P = .01 versus rosuvastatin group). These reductions were significant only in the subgroup of hypertensives and were independent of the hypolipidemic effects of ER-NA/laropiprant. Conclusions. Contrary to the switch to high-dose rosuvastatin, the addition of ER-NA/laropiprant to statin treatment was associated with significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic BP.en
heal.journalNameInt J Hypertensen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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