Question · asked by 1 review
Lower blood pressure targets vs standard blood pressure targets: Total mortality
- Population
- adult patients with hypertension
- Intervention
- Lower blood pressure targets
- Comparison
- standard blood pressure targets
- Outcome
- Total mortality
Lower BP target showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with standard BP target (high certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lower BP target vs standard BP target Total mortality · adult patients with hypertension Lower BP target showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with standard BP target (high certainty). Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.95 [0.86, 1.05] | Not reported | High |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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