Additive Effects of Pravastatin and Valsartan

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that pravastatin combined with valsartan may have additive effects in hypertensive, hypercholesterolemic patients.

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2012-04

Completion

2012-04

Publications

• Koh KK, Lim S, Choi H, Lee Y, Han SH, Lee K, Oh PC, Sakuma I, Shin EK, Quon MJ. Combination pravastatin and valsartan treatment has additive beneficial effects to simultaneously improve both metabolic and cardiovascular phenotypes beyond that of monotherapy with either drug in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia. Diabetes. 2013 Oct;62(10):3547-52. doi: 10.2337/db13-0566. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

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