Why the study?
Does antihypertensive drug therapy reduce premature cardiovascular deaths, myocardial infarctions, and strokes in U.S. adults age 40 and older?
Population
U.S. adults age 40 and older with high blood pressure
Comparison
Antihypertensive drug therapy vs Estimated blood pressures in the absence of…
Design
Other
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Supports broad antihypertensive use in adults ≥40; confirms RCT benefits at population scale with strong cost-effectiveness.
Does antihypertensive drug therapy reduce premature cardiovascular deaths, myocardial infarctions, and strokes in U.S. adults age 40 and older?
Antihypertensive therapy has provided substantial public health and economic benefits in the U.S., preventing tens of thousands of cardiovascular deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations annually.
Long et al. (2007) studied this question.