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

ACAT: Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyl transferase; MTP: microsomal triglyceride transfer protein; PPAR: proliferator-activated receptor; CETP: cholesteryl ester transfer protein.