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Lower blood pressure targets vs standard blood pressure targets: Cardiovascular events

Population
cardiovascular disease with high blood pressure
Intervention
Lower blood pressure targets
Comparison
standard blood pressure targets
Outcome
Cardiovascular events

Lower blood pressure targets showed no clear difference in total cardiovascular events compared with standard blood pressure targets (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Lower blood pressure targets vs standard blood pressure targets
Total cardiovascular events · cardiovascular disease with high blood pressure
Lower blood pressure targets showed no clear difference in total cardiovascular events compared with standard blood pressure targets (low certainty).
Blood pressure targets for the treatment of people with hypertension and cardiovascular disease (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.89 [0.8, 1]7 studies · 9595 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Blood pressure targets for the treatment of people with hypertension and cardiovascular disease
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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