January 1, 1994British Medical Bulletin
Blood pressure, antihypertensive drug treatment and the risks of stroke and of coronary heart disease
Why the study?
Does antihypertensive drug treatment reduce the incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease in middle and old age?
Population
Middle and old age individuals
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Antihypertensive treatment may reduce stroke and CHD risk in middle and old age; leaves open optimal targets in contemporary populations.
Structured PICO
Does antihypertensive drug treatment reduce the incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease in middle and old age?
P
Population
Middle and old age individuals
I
Intervention
Antihypertensive drug treatment
O
Outcome
Incidence of stroke and of coronary heart diseasehard clinical
This review chapter summarizes evidence from observational studies and randomized trials on the effects of blood pressure lowering on the risks of stroke and coronary heart disease.
Cite This Study
Collins et al. (1994) studied this question.