Intensive Blood Pressure Control


Community Based Intensive BP Control Effective and Safe

An open-cluster randomized clinical trial in China showed that a nonphysician community health care practitioner–led, multifaceted, intensive blood pressure (BP) intervention was effective and safe in younger and older individuals with high BP. From 2018 to 2023, 22 386 and 11 609 individuals (mean age 63.0 years, females 61.3%) 60 years and […]


Intensive BP Control Supported

A systematic review and network meta-analysis, which allowed the simultaneous comparison of multiple achieved systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels on clinical outcomes while preserving trial-level treatment randomization, indicates that treating patients to reduce SBP below currently recommended targets may significantly reduce risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality, with […]