Reducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular event risk
November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Research Highlights:
In a 3-year trial, intensive treatment with antihypertensive medication to reduce systolic blood pressure, the top number, to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular disease events among people at high-risk for cardiovascular disease by 12% compared to standard treatment with a target of less than 140 mm Hg.
The effects . . .
Research Highlights:
In a 3-year trial, intensive treatment with antihypertensive medication to reduce systolic blood pressure, the top number, to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular disease events among people at high-risk for cardiovascular disease by 12% compared to standard treatment with a target of less than 140 mm Hg.
The effects . . .