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Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 57. No. 3., 2018.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2018.57.03.09

Efficacy and Safety of a Single-Pill Combination of Atorvastatin/Amlodipine in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Dyslipidemia

Stefan Naydenov Naydenov orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-7861 ; Prof. St. Kirkovich Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Nikolay Margaritov Runev orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-5346 ; Prof. St. Kirkovich Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Emil Ivanov Manov ; Prof. St. Kirkovich Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Svetla Georgieva Torbova-Gigova ; Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the efficacy of a single-pill combination of atorvastatin/amlodipine in patients with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and moderate to high cardiovascular risk. This prospective study included 243 patients with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and moderate to high cardiovascular risk, mean age 63.3±9.8 years. All patients were prescribed a treatment with one of the following doses of a single-pill combination of atorvastatin/amlodipine: 10/5, 10/10, 20/5 or 20/10 mg daily. The follow-up period was 3 months. The mean baseline values of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure were 155.7±16.2 and 92.0±9.2 mm Hg, respectively. At month 3, the respective mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were 136.9±26.9 and 80.6±5.1 mm Hg. The mean baseline values of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were 6.6±1.2 and 4.4±1.1 mmol/L, respectively. At month 3, the respective mean values of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were 5.1±0.9 and 2.9±1.0 mmol/L. Treatment was discontinued in 9 (3.7%) patients due to adverse events. In conclusion, treatment with the single-pill combination of atorvastatin/amlodipine was effective and well tolerated by the patients with arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and moderate to high cardiovascular risk.

Keywords

Hypertension; Dyslipidemias; Cardiovascular diseases; Antihypertensive agents

Hrčak ID:

216139

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/216139

Publication date:

1.9.2018.

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