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Comment
. 2016 Aug;10(8):621-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.06.028. Epub 2016 Jun 18.

Lower is better in hypertension, but how low should blood pressure be targeted?

Rhian M Touyz  1
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Lower is better in hypertension, but how low should blood pressure be targeted?

Rhian M Touyz. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2016 Aug.
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  • A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.
    SPRINT Research Group; Wright JT Jr, Williamson JD, Whelton PK, Snyder JK, Sink KM, Rocco MV, Reboussin DM, Rahman M, Oparil S, Lewis CE, Kimmel PL, Johnson KC, Goff DC Jr, Fine LJ, Cutler JA, Cushman WC, Cheung AK, Ambrosius WT. SPRINT Research Group, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 26;373(22):2103-16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511939. Epub 2015 Nov 9. N Engl J Med. 2015. PMID: 26551272 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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