Use of a fixed combination of ramipril with rosuvastatin in the management of lipitension: an observational study
Authors:
Štefan Tóth 1,2,3; Dominika Zábavská 4
Authors‘ workplace:
SLOVACRIN, LF UPJŠ v Košiciach
1; MEDIPARK, LF UPJŠ v Košiciach
2; Kardiologická ambulancia, Kardiocomp s. r. o., Košice
3; Katedra obchodného a hospodárskeho práva, Právnická fakulta, UPJŠ v Košisicach
4
Published in:
AtheroRev 2023; 8(3): 165-171
Category:
Clinical Studies
Overview
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of morbidity as well as mortality. The name lipertension is a common designation for one of the most important risk factors for CVD, namely hypertension and dyslipidemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the achievement of target lipid and blood pressure values in patients with fixed combination of ramipril and rosuvastatin (Rosu+Ram), patients’ adherence to therapy, as well as the prevalence of adverse effects of statin therapy. Methods: In this observational study, we enrolled a total of 54 patients with stage I hypertension with fixed combination Rosu+Ram as standard controls in the cardiology outpatient clinic of Cardiocomp Ltd and 80 patients who had ACEi and statin therapy in a form other than polypill as controls. We compared the patients’ baseline lipid profile as well as the lipid profile after at least 3 months of antihypertensive and hypolipemic therapy. We determined the success of achieving target blood pressure values (% of readings in the target range, last week before follow-up, at least 2 readings per day), and patients also completed a questionnaire to determine adherence to therapy as well as subjective negative effects of statins. Results: In this study, we found that on average 70% of blood pressure values in Rosu+Ram patients were in the therapeutic range, while in the control group it was 57%. Mean blood pressure values were 127.4 ± 10.8 mm Hg vs 133 ± 9.7 mm Hg in Rosu+Ram (p = 0.021). Target LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) values were achieved by 87% of the Rosu+Ram group (N = 47) and 52% of the control group (N = 42); mean LDL-C values were 2.1 ± 1.1 mmol/L in Rosu+Ram vs 2.6 ± 1.2 mmol/L in the control group (p = 0.02). Adherence to therapy was significantly higher in the Rosu+Ram group vs the statin-control group (92% vs 65%), and the prevalence of adverse events was significantly lower, as was their severity, in the Rosu+Ram group vs the control group. Conclusion: Based on the results of this observational study, we hypothesize that the fixed combination of Rosu+Ram improves the achievement of target lipid as well as blood pressure values, improves adherence and reduces the prevalence of subjective adverse effects of statin therapy.
Keywords:
achieving target values – hypercholesterolemia – hypertension – hypertension – lipertension – ramipril – rosuvastatin
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