Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Individuals With Low Diastolic Blood Pressure and Elevated Troponin Levels in SPRINT.

Cady Smith Jarett D Berry Rebecca Scherzer James A de Lemos Vijay Nambi Christie M Ballantyne Richard L Kravitz Anthony A Killeen Joachim H Ix Michael G Shlipak Simon B Ascher

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

In this nonprespecified subgroup analysis of SPRINT, individuals with low DBP and elevated hs-cTnT, low DBP and nonelevated hs-cTnT, and DBP ≥70 mm Hg derived similar cardiovascular disease and mortality benefits from intensive BP lowering. These findings warrant confirmation in other studies.

Keyphrases

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heart rate
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