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Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
May 2011 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Authors: Lydia A Bazzano, MD, PhD, and Angela M. Thompson
Summary Points:
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk increases beginning at systolic blood pressure levels of 115 mmHg and the use of antihypertensive medications among patients with a history of CVD or diabetes and without hypertension has been debated.
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Among patients with clinical history of CVD but with blood pressure lower than 140/90 mmHg, antihypertensive treatment was associated with decreased risk of stroke, congestive heart failure, composite CVD events, and all-cause mortality.
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Additional randomized trial data are necessary to assess these outcomes in patients without CVD events.
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