Let's not SPRINT to judgment about new blood pressure goals

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 692-693

  Ortiz, Eduardo ^a   James, Paul A ^b  

^a University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84968761647     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M15-3123     Document Type: Short Survey

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