Is treating Blood pressure alone enough to protect your
Is treating Blood pressure alone enough to protect your
Is treating Blood pressure alone enough to protect your
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Cardiovascular risk fac<strong>to</strong>rs for consideration of statin<br />
therapy in non-dyslipidemic id i patients t with<br />
hypertension*<br />
• Male sex<br />
• Smoking<br />
• Left ventricular hypertrophy<br />
• Total cholesterol <strong>to</strong> HDL ratio > 6<br />
Risk Fac<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
• Age 55 years or older<br />
• Family his<strong>to</strong>ry of premature CVD<br />
• Other ECG abnormalities<br />
• Microalbuminuria or proteinuria<br />
If hypertensive patients have 3 or more of these RFs,<br />
statins should be considered.<br />
In addition, patients should be treated according <strong>to</strong><br />
the most recent Canadian Lipid Recommendations<br />
2008 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Recommendations<br />
Heart 2005;91(Suppl V):v1–v52. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.079988