Antihypertensive medications reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with diabetes and hypertension.
Do antihypertensive medications reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with diabetes and hypertension?
Antihypertensive medications are supported by large clinical trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes and hypertension.
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IN BRIEF Patients with diabetes who also have hypertension are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular events. However, blood pressure control is frequently suboptimal in the primary care setting. Large clinical trials support the use of antihypertensive medications in these patients to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
Salanitro et al. (Fri,) reported a other. Antihypertensive medications reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with diabetes and hypertension.