A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control

SPRINT Research Group, The

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1511939

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A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 9, 2015

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The SPRINT Research Group

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The most appropriate targets for systolic blood pressure to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among persons without diabetes remain uncertain. METHODS: We randomly assigned 9361 persons with a systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or higher and an increased cardiovascular risk...

Subject

Blood pressure

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

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