Association Between Early Hypertension Control and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Veterans With Diabetes.
Sridharan RaghavenYuk-Lam HoVinay KiniMary K RheeJason L VassyDavid R GagnonKelly ChoPeter W F WilsonLawrence S PhillipsPublished in: Diabetes care (2020)
In this observational study, patients with diabetes initiating antihypertensive therapy when SBP was 130-139 mmHg and those achieving on-treatment SBP <130 mmHg had better outcomes than those with higher SBP levels when initiating or after 2 years on treatment.