Proportion and Characteristics of US Adults Who May Be Eligible From Additional Blood Pressure Lowering Based on Absolute Risk

BACKGROUND<br/> The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) and the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation 3 (HOPE-3) trial demonstrated the merits of blood pressure (BP) lowering to reduce cardiovascular events in intermediate to high cardiovascular risk adults. However, the populat...

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Main Authors: Odutayo, A, Tennankore, K, Emdin, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016