Intensive blood pressure therapy did not cut cardiovascular events in adults with diabetes
Intensive blood pressure-lowering treatment to reduce systolic pressure below 120 mm Hg in adults with type 2 diabetes, who are at increased risk of cardiovascular events, did not significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular death, stroke, heart attack or other cardiovascular events, compared to standard treatment targeting a systolic blood pressure of less than 140 mm Hg.
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