Review Article
Lipid Disorders in Elderly Hypertensive Patients
Table 2
Drugs recommended to normalise lipid disorders.
| Drugs to reduce LDL cholesterol | New statins | ACAT inhibitors | MTP inhibitors | Bile acids transport inhibitors | Specific cholesterol absorption inhibitors (Ezetimibe) |
| Drugs that increase HDL cholesterol | Nicotinic acid | PPAR α/β dual agonists | Lipoprotein lipase activators | CETP inhibitors |
| Drugs to treat Hypertriglyceridemia | Fibric acid derivatives | Icosapent ethyl ester | Doconexent ethyl ester |
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ACAT: Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyl transferase; MTP: microsomal triglyceride transfer protein; PPAR: proliferator-activated receptor; CETP: cholesteryl ester transfer protein.
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