Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

Johan Sundström; Hisatomi Arima; Mark Woodward; Rod Jackson; Kunal N. Karmali; Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones; Colin Baigent; Jonathan Emberson; Kazem Rahimi; Stephen MacMahon; Anushka Patel; Vlado Perkovic; Fiona Turnbull; Bruce Neal

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61212-5

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MedicineBlood pressurePlaceboAbsolute risk reductionInternal medicineMeta-analysisStroke (engine)Heart failureRelative riskRisk factorClinical trialCardiologyConfidence interval

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Year: 2014
Type: review
Volume: 384
Issue: 9943
Pages: 591-598
Citations: 604
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                                    Johan Sundström, 
                                
                                    Hisatomi Arima, 
                                
                                    Mark Woodward
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 384
                            (9943)
                            , 591-598.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61212-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61212-5