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Intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure beneficial for patients with diabetes/hypertension

Nadia El-Awady   |   Clinical Summary   |   12 December 2022
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Miriam Tucker

Takeaway

  • In people with diabetes and hypertension, an intensive systolic BP (SBP) lowering target of 110 to <130 mmHg reduces cardiovascular outcomes compared with standard SBP-lowering target 130 to <150 mmHg.

Why this matters

  • Previous randomised trials investigating the effect of intensively reducing SBP in people with hypertension...

          

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