SPRINT Substudy Detects Mortality Signal

–Aggressive blood pressure lowering may sometimes be deadly. BARCELONA — A new examination of data from the SPRINT trial raises the fear that adopting the aggressive blood pressure target of 120 mm Hg in some hypertensive patients with baseline BP of 160 mm Hg or more may increase the risk of death. Tzung-Dau Wang, MD,…

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