Goodfellow Gems #121

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Goodfellow Gems #121

Bruce Arroll

Bruce Arroll

nurse, blood pressure

“Systolic blood pressure of 140mmHg treated to 120mmHg: No increase in concern about falling”

In an extra analysis of the SPRINT trial, where hypertensive patients were randomised to a systolic blood pressure treatment target of 140mmHg or 120m
References

References: 1. https://bit.ly/2wNzEeO (J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 28 November online). 2. https://bit.ly/37VEIux (N Engl J Med 2015;373:2103–16).