Largest meta-analysis to date suggests that patients at risk for cardiovascular disease events derive benefit from antihypertensive therapy regardless of baseline blood pressure and to reduce vascular events, lowering blood pressure is more important than choice of antihypertensive drug class.

Subjects

Subjects :

Antihypertensive Agents classification
Blood Pressure drug effects
Cardiovascular Diseases mortality
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
Humans
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Antihypertensive Agents therapeutic use
Cardiovascular Diseases drug therapy
Hypertension drug therapy

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

1751-7176

Volume :

11

Issue :

12

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

20021533

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00207.x