Effects of intensive blood-pressure treatment on myocardial work in elderly hypertensive patients: A subcenter study of the STEP randomized controlled trial.

Xiaoxuan FengMengqi YanLinghui TangDan ZhouShiping WuJun CaiYingqing Feng

Published in: Clinical cardiology (2023)

In elderly hypertensive patients, lower SBP was associated with decreased GWI and GCW and intensive BP treatment did not improve global MW efficiency.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
blood pressure
randomized controlled trial
middle aged
study protocol
type diabetes
systematic review
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
combination therapy
community dwelling
atrial fibrillation
metabolic syndrome
smoking cessation