Why the study?
Is the level of treated blood pressure associated with the risk of myocardial infarction in hypertensive patients?
Population
912 members of a health maintenance organization who were receiving standard clinical treatment for…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Should not yet change diastolic BP targets in hypertension; leaves open optimal ranges for randomized trials.
Is the level of treated blood pressure associated with the risk of myocardial infarction in hypertensive patients?
There is a J-shaped relationship between treated diastolic blood pressure and myocardial infarction risk, suggesting an optimal target range of 84 to 90 mm Hg.
Lon W. McCloskey (1992) studied this question.
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