27th March 2018

Blood pressure-lowering treatment strategies based on cardiovascular risk versus blood pressure

A blood pressure-lowering treatment strategy based on predicted cardiovascular risk is more effective than one based on BP levels alone. These results in this meta analysis support using cardiovascular risk assessment to guide blood pressure treatment decision-making in moderate- to high-risk individuals, particularly for primary prevention. How do you manage hypertensive patients in your practices #GPPharmacists? Read on for an insight

http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002538