Blood pressure targets: Aiming lower offers no benefit
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 07:14
in Health & Medicine
Aiming for lower than standard blood pressure targets offers no known clinical benefit, according to a Cochrane Review. In a systematic review of the evidence, researchers found that using antihypertensive drugs to reduce blood pressure below the 140/90 mm Hg standard was not associated with any reduction in death rates or serious morbidity...