Lower blood pressure targets vs standard blood pressure targets: Stroke
Lower BP target showed no clear difference in stroke№ of participants: 37,087(7 RCTs) compared with standard BP target (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lower BP target vs standard BP target Stroke№ of participants: 37,087(7 RCTs) · adult patients with hypertension Lower BP target showed no clear difference in stroke№ of participants: 37,087(7 RCTs) compared with standard BP target (low certainty). Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.88 [0.77, 1.01] | Not reported | Low |
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 | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.