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Original Article

Persistent lipid abnormalities in patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia treated with statins: results of the Portuguese hypertensive subpopulation of the Dyslipidemia International Study (DYSIS)

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Pages 116-121 | Received 29 Dec 2013, Accepted 07 Mar 2014, Published online: 30 Apr 2014
 

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the treatment patterns and prevalence of persistent lipid abnormalities in Portuguese hypertensive patients concomitantly treated with statins. Only 25% of the 656 hypertensive patients achieved the blood pressure goals in use during the study period. Similarly, only 33% and 37% attained the recommended levels of total cholesterol <4.5 mmol/L and LDL cholesterol <2.5 mmol/L, respectively. Relatively low doses of medium potency statins were the mainstay of therapy. There seems to be considerable room for improvement through the use of more potent statins, dose up-titration, and/or addition of other lipid-modifying therapies.

Declaration of interest

A. M. F. served as a part-time consultant for MSD Portugal, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.

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