Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering in patients at high risk. While placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated 22% reductions in coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke associated with a 10-mmHg difference in systolic BP, it is unclear if more intensive BP loweri...
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Public Library of Science
2012
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