Different Blood Pressure Targets for Heart and Brain?
Blood pressure targets may need to be modified depending on the cardiovascular outcome for which the patient is most at risk, a new analysis of the ALLHAT trial suggests.
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Blood pressure targets may need to be modified depending on the cardiovascular outcome for which the patient is most at risk, a new analysis of the ALLHAT trial suggests.
Lower not always better
E-Mail A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The new recommendation from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, a global nonprofit that develops evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease, is aimed at doctors to help them to reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patients whose systo...