Statins, the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and hypertension – a tale of another beneficial effect of statins

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults

(2013) Neil J. Stone et al.   CIRCULATION

Do the Frequencies of Adverse Events Increase, Decrease, or Stay the Same with Long-Term Use of Statins?

(2013) Karlyn Huddy et al.   Current Atherosclerosis Reports

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk

(2013) David C. Goff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Recent Clinical Studies of the Effects of Lipid-Modifying Therapies

(2012) Antonio M. Gotto et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Alzheimer’s Disease, Cholesterol, and Statins: The Junctions of Important Metabolic Pathways

(2012) Tiago Silva et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Effects of 4-week administration of simvastatin in different doses on heart rate and blood pressure after metoprolol injection in normocholesterolaemic and normotensive rats

(2012) Jacek Owczarek et al.   Archives of Medical Science

Experimental research Concomitant administration of simvastatin with ivabradine in contrast to metoprolol intensifies slowing of heart rate in normo- and hypercholesterolemic rats

(2012) Jacek Owczarek et al.   Archives of Medical Science

Oral simvastatin reduces the hypertensive response to air-jet stress

(2012) Marcin Ufnal et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

(2012) Alessandro Durante et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Primary Prevention of Major Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events with Statins in Diabetic Patients

(2012) Folgerdiena M. de Vries et al.   DRUGS

Recent advances involving the renin–angiotensin system

(2012) Steven D. Crowley et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Simvastatin reduces sympathetic outflow and augments endothelium-independent dilation in non-hyperlipidaemic primary hypertension

(2012) Cheri L McGowan et al.   HEART

Simvastatin reduces VCAM-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide

(2012) Johnson Chia-Shen Yang et al.   INFLAMMATION RESEARCH

Effects of atorvastatin on expression of ICAM-1 in atherosclerotic rabbits

(2012) Bing Du et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

New therapeutic pathways in the RAS

(2012) Michael Bader et al.   JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM

Key developments in renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibition

(2012) Bruno Sevá Pessôa et al.   Nature Reviews Nephrology

Molecular Mechanisms of HDL-Cholesterol Elevation by Statins and Its Effects on HDL Functions

(2011) Shizuya Yamashita et al.   Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Acute and chronic regulation of aldosterone production

(2011) Namita G. Hattangady et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system in 2011: role in hypertension and chronic kidney disease

(2011) Ana Cristina Simões e Silva et al.   PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Simvastatin Reduces Pressor Response to Centrally Administered Angiotensin II

(2010) M. Ufnal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Statins in Heart Failure—Where Do We Stand?

(2010) Kristopher S. Lyons et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY

Inflammation in Atherosclerosis:

(2010) Peter Libby et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Statins and inflammation: an update

(2010) Petter Quist-Paulsen   CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY

Pravastatin Counteracts Angiotensin II-Induced Upregulation and Activation of NADPH Oxidase at Plasma Membrane of Human Endothelial Cells

(2010) Ezequiel Alvarez et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26 randomised trials

(2010)   LANCET

Statins, ACE inhibitors and ARBs in cardiovascular disease

(2009) Fabrizio Montecucco et al.   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

The relationship between reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by statins and reduction in risk of cardiovascular outcomes: An updated meta-analysis

(2009) Philippa J. Delahoy et al.   CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS

Influence of Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension on the Integrity of the Blood–Brain Barrier in Rats

(2009) Rivaze Kalayci et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pravastatin Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Diastolic Dysfunction in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertensive Mice

(2009) Zhujie Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the therapeutic equivalence of statins

(2009) T.-C. Weng et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS

Plasma Concentration of Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Chronic Heart Failure: Prediction of Cardiovascular Events and Interaction With the Effects of Rosuvastatin

(2009) John G.F. Cleland et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Reduction in Blood Pressure With StatinsResults From the UCSD Statin Study, a Randomized Trial

(2008) Beatrice A. Golomb   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Statin???Drug Interactions

(2008) William H. Frishman et al.   Cardiology in Review

Lipids, lipid modifying agents and cardiovascular risk: a review of the evidence

(2008) David Preiss et al.   CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pharmacokinetic Comparison of the Potential Over-the-Counter Statins Simvastatin, Lovastatin, Fluvastatin and Pravastatin

(2008) Pertti J Neuvonen et al.   CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS

Brain Angiotensin and Heart Failure

(2008) Roger A.L. Dampney   HYPERTENSION

Effect of rosuvastatin in patients with chronic heart failure (the GISSI-HF trial): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

(2008) GISSI-HF investigators   LANCET

Telmisartan, Ramipril, or Both in Patients at High Risk for Vascular Events

(2008)   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Pleiotropic effects of statin therapy: molecular mechanisms and clinical results

(2008) Chao-Yung Wang et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Effects of statins on renal sodium and water handling: Acute and short-term effects of atorvastatin on renal haemodynamics, tubular function, vasoactive hormones, blood pressure and pulse rate in healthy, normocholesterolemic humans

(2007) L. Paulsen et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Improvement of age-related endothelial dysfunction by simvastatin: effect on NO and COX pathways

(2005) Maria Álvarez De Sotomayor et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY