Cardiovascular benefits of lowering blood pressure
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Weber, Michael A.
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State Univ New York, Downstate Coll Med, 450 Clarkson Ave,POB 97, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USAState Univ New York, Downstate Coll Med, 450 Clarkson Ave,POB 97, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
Weber, Michael A.
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Lackland, Daniel T.
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Med Univ S Carolina, Dept Neurosci, Charleston, SC 29425 USAState Univ New York, Downstate Coll Med, 450 Clarkson Ave,POB 97, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
Lackland, Daniel T.
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[1] State Univ New York, Downstate Coll Med, 450 Clarkson Ave,POB 97, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
[2] Med Univ S Carolina, Dept Neurosci, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
A recent meta-analysis reports that blood-pressure-lowering treatments reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in patients with baseline systolic blood pressures ranging from >160 mmHg to <130 mmHg. Notwithstanding their diverse data sources, the researchers assert that a blood pressure target of <130 mmHg should be adopted when treating hypertension.