Cardiovascular outcomes at recommended blood pressure targets in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus compared to all middle-aged and elderly hypertensive study patients with high cardiovascular risk
Purpose Event-based clinical outcome trials have shown limited evidence to support guidelines recommendations to lower blood pressure (BP) to <130/80 mmHg in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus or with general high cardiovascular (CV) risk. We addressed this issue...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-03-01
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Series: | Blood Pressure |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2020.1856642 |