Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Evident Cardiovascular Disease: An investigation using the SPRINT study data.

CONCLUSION: We confirm the beneficial effect of the intensive strategy in SPRINT study on all-cause mortality and the harmful effect on specific adverse outcomes in patients with CVD. However, in patients with low baseline SBP stroke may increase.
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Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - March 5, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Vlachopoulos C, Terentes-Printzios D, Aznaouridis K, Ioakeimidis N, Xaplanteris P, Lazaros G, Tousoulis D Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research