Identifying and treating high blood pressure in men under 55 years with grade 1 hypertension: the TREAT CASP study and RCT

Identifying and treating high blood pressure in men under 55 years with grade 1 hypertension: the TREAT CASP study and RCT

Background: There is uncertainty regarding whether or not younger (i.e. aged < 55 years), low-risk patients with grade 1 hypertension (i.e. a clinic blood pressure of 140–159/90–99 mmHg) should be treated with blood pressure-lowering medication. This is a heterogeneous group of patients because o...

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Main Authors: Bryan Williams, Ewan McFarlane, Dawid Jedrzejewski, Peter S Lacy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2019-12-01
Series:Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Subjects:
hypertension
blood pressure
magnetic resonance imaging
blood pressure determination
electrocardiography
central aortic systolic pressure
left ventricular mass
younger men
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/eme06130

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https://doi.org/10.3310/eme06130

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