| Lower blood pressure goals in high-risk cardiovascular patients: are they defensible? | |
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PMID: 20621249 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This review highlights the paucity of data that support actively decreasing blood pressures (BP) to a level of less than 130/80 mm Hg. Although the data support a lower cardiovascular (CV) event rate with this lower level of pressure in high-risk CV people, early aggressive intervention to prevent levels from going above this mark prevent development of worsening atherosclerosis. Although no trial will ever prove this concept of prevention, common sense and multiple animal experiments support it. Most patients should have their systolic BP reduced to levels well below 140 mm Hg approaching 130 mm Hg, not 140 mm Hg. |
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Authors:
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Keith A Hopkins; George L Bakris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cardiology clinics Volume: 28 ISSN: 1558-2264 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiol Clin Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-11-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8300331 Medline TA: Cardiol Clin Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 447-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL 60637, USA. |
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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complications,
epidemiology,
therapy* Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications, epidemiology, therapy* Female Humans Hypertension / complications, drug therapy* Male Middle Aged Obesity / ethnology, etiology, therapy Risk Factors |
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