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Comment
. 2017 Feb 6;189(5):E217.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.732448.

Is it premature to SPRINT?

David M Allen  1
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Comment

Is it premature to SPRINT?

David M Allen. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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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.
  • Intensive lowering of blood pressure: Should we SPRINT?
    Rabi DM, Padwal R. Rabi DM, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Oct 18;188(15):1067-1068. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160147. Epub 2016 Jul 4. CMAJ. 2016. PMID: 27378462 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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