intensive blood pressure control

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Clinical significance

unknown
in the Sprint study, investigators did not come close to achieving target BP
STEP trial conducted in China with wide target range for systolic BP
numerous publications would appear to be in conflict with recommendations for intensive blood pressure control in the elderly. See systolic hypertension & blood pressure in the very old.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Juraschek SP, Hu JR, Cluett JL et al. Orthostatic Hypotension, Hypertension Treatment, and Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis. JAMA. 2023 Oct 17;330(15):1459-1471. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37847274 PMCID: PMC10582789 (available on 2024-04-17) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2810698