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Simvastatin may act on blood pressure regulation directly
Email: SPIS MedWire - medwire@sciencenow.com News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010112-01
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Statins may directly affect blood pressure regulation, independently of their lipid-lowering properties. A report by scientists from the University of Sassari shows that simvastatin therapy reduces blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuric hypertension.
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