Research
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Gets a Win in Stroke Survivors
The Brief
- Two large trials conducted in Brazil, in different patient populations, reached somewhat divergent conclusions on the cardiovascular benefits of intensive blood pressure lowering.
- Median follow-up in the trials was roughly 4 years.
- Coverage is from the American Heart Association meeting, as reported by MedPage Today.
Why it matters
Clinicians need to know that the cardiovascular benefit of intensive blood pressure lowering may depend on the patient population, so results from one group should not be assumed to apply to another.
Who’s affected
- physicians treating hypertension
- clinicians caring for stroke survivors
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(MedPage Today) -- Two large trials conducted in Brazil in different patient populations came to somewhat divergent conclusions on the cardiovascular benefits of intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering. Over roughly 4 years of median follow-up...