Systolic Blood Pressure Response in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) and ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes): A Possible Explanation for Discordant Trial Results
Huang C, Dhruva SS, Coppi AC, Warner F, Li S, Lin H, Nasir K, Krumholz HM. Systolic Blood Pressure Response in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) and ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes): A Possible Explanation for Discordant Trial Results. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e007509. PMID: 29133522, PMCID: PMC5721802, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure responseBlood pressure responseTreatment groupsCause deathVisit variabilityDiscordant trialsBlood pressure trialStandard treatment groupPressure responseACCORD participantsPressure trialSBP responseHeart failureMean SBPPrimary outcomeSBPDiscordant resultsMean differenceSimilar interventionsTrial resultsTrialsSimilar mean differencesTreatment effectsSignificant differencesStrokeHeterogeneity in Early Responses in ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial)
Dhruva SS, Huang C, Spatz ES, Coppi AC, Warner F, Li SX, Lin H, Xu X, Furberg CD, Davis BR, Pressel SL, Coifman RR, Krumholz HM. Heterogeneity in Early Responses in ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial). Hypertension 2017, 70: 94-102. PMID: 28559399, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive therapySystolic blood pressure responseAdverse cardiovascular eventsFavorable initial responseBlood pressure responseHigher hazard ratioCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesHazard ratioMultivariable adjustmentHeart failureAverage SBPRandomized trialsOdds ratioCardiovascular diseaseSBPStudy participantsRespondersMonthsPressure responseImmediate respondersALLHATEarly responseInitial responseSuperior discrimination