No cardiovascular disease reduction with intensive blood pressure lowering treatment

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Heart Disease Weekly -- Blood pressure lowering treatment does not reduce death or cardiovascular disease in healthy individuals with a systolic blood pressure below 140. This is shown in a systematic review and meta-analysis from Umea University. The results, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, support current guidelines and contradict the findings from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).

Blood pressure treatment goals have been intensively debated since the publication of the SPRINT study in 2015. While current guidelines recommend a …

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(2017-12-03), No cardiovascular disease reduction with intensive blood pressure lowering treatment, Heart Disease Weekly, 61, ISSN: 1532-4613, BUTTER® ID: 014742882