Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes

2017275 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Dan R. Berlowitz · Bedford VA Research Corporation

Capri G. Foy · East Carolina University

Lewis E. Kazis · Bedford Hospital

Linda P. Bolin · Bedford VA Research Corporation

Molly B. Conroy · Bedford VA Research Corporation

Peter M. Fitzpatrick · Bedford VA Research Corporation

Tanya R. Gure

Abstract

Patient-reported outcomes among participants who received intensive treatment, which targeted a systolic blood pressure of less than 120 mm Hg, were similar to those among participants who received standard treatment, including among participants with decreased physical or cognitive function. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health; SPRINT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01206062 .).

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 377, Issue 8, pp. 733-744

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1611179

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