Blood-Pressure and Cholesterol Lowering in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease
In a 2-by-2 factorial trial, 12,705 persons at intermediate risk were assigned to candesartan plus hydrochlorothiazide or placebo and to rosuvastatin or placebo. At 5.6 years, combination therapy resulted in a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events than dual placebo. Cardiovascular diseas...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine Jg. 374; H. 21; S. 2032 - 2043 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
United States
Massachusetts Medical Society
26.05.2016
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406 |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| Zusammenfassung: | In a 2-by-2 factorial trial, 12,705 persons at intermediate risk were assigned to candesartan plus hydrochlorothiazide or placebo and to rosuvastatin or placebo. At 5.6 years, combination therapy resulted in a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events than dual placebo.
Cardiovascular diseases are major causes of death and illness worldwide.
1
Both systolic blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol show graded associations with cardiovascular disease and together account for two thirds of the population-attributable risk of cardiovascular disease.
2
–
4
Therefore, combined lowering of LDL cholesterol and blood pressure can potentially have a bigger effect in reducing cardiovascular events than either intervention alone. Because the majority of cardiovascular events occur in persons at average risk with no previous cardiovascular disease, a strategy of broad population-based treatment of LDL cholesterol and blood pressure could be more effective than targeting only high-risk persons. . . . |
|---|---|
| Bibliographie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Undefined-3 |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1600177 |