Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension
Phillips RA, Xu J, Peterson LE, Arnold RM, Diamond JA, Schussheim AE. Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 1601-1610. PMID: 29525494, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant serious adverse eventsPrimary outcome eventIntensive treatment groupCVD riskOutcome eventsHarm ratioIntensive treatmentTreatment groupsTreatment guidelinesAmerican CollegeCardiology/American Heart AssociationFuture cardiovascular disease riskCox proportional hazards modelBaseline CVD riskQuartiles of baselineSerious adverse eventsBlood pressure treatmentCardiovascular disease riskAmerican Heart AssociationProportional hazards modelLower ratesSPRINT populationAdverse eventsCardiovascular riskPrimary outcome