Welcome to the Press Office section of the ASCOT study website.

This website provides a range of resources about the study that you can download and use. This includes background information and documentation on the study design and rationale, results and details of spokespeople that you can contact.

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New results released

New data about BP control and cholesterol lowering. Important new data have shown for the first time the critical importance of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol simultaneously to reduce fatal and non-fatal events. For media materials and other details click here.

New Publication

Potential synergy between lipid-lowering and BP lowering. Peter Sever, Björn Dahlöf, Neil Poulter, Hans Wedel et al. Published online in the European Heart Journal 2006 www.eurheartj.org Vol 27;24:2982-2988 Doi: ehl403