Intensive blood pressure, combined lipid therapies do not help adults with diabetes, study finds
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Lowering blood pressure to normal levels -- below currently recommended levels -- did not significantly reduce the combined risk of fatal or nonfatal cardiovascular disease events in adults with type 2 diabetes who were at especially high risk for cardiovascular disease events, according to new results.
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