Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment and Subclinical Brain Infarcts: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT (Systolic Pressure Intervention Trial).

Kyle C KernIlya M NasrallahR Nick BryanJeff WilliamsonDavid M ReboussinNicholas M PajewskiClinton B Wright

Published in: Annals of neurology (2024)

New cerebral ischemic events were infrequent, but intensive treatment mitigated the increased risk for participants with baseline SBI, indicating primary prevention SBP goals are still appropriate when SBI are present. ANN NEUROL 2024.

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