Outcomes

Conservative Management Safer for Inpatient High BP

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A US cohort study suggested that in the absence of evidence of end-organ damage, conservative management of inpatient high blood pressure (BP) was associated with improved outcomes compared with more intensive management. The study included 22 834 adults hospitalized for noncardiovascular diagnoses from January 1 to December 31, 2017 (mean age, […]

Patient-Reported Outcomes Similar with Intensive BP Target

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Patient-reported outcomes among participants who received intensive BP treatment were similar to those among participants who received standard treatment. A total of 9361 participants with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular disease were randomly assigned to a systolic blood-pressure (SBP) target of less than 120 mm Hg or 140 mm […]