Key result
A literature review supports an aggressive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in patients with diabetes to reduce macrovascular and microvascular complications.
Why the study?
Does aggressive blood pressure treatment reduce macrovascular and microvascular complications in adult patients with diabetes and hypertension?
Population
Adult patients with diabetes and hypertension
Comparison
Aggressive blood pressure treatment vs Placebo or alternative drug classes
Design
Review
Authors
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Intensive BP lowering in diabetes may reduce CV events; extends RCT evidence for lower targets in comorbid hypertension.
Does aggressive blood pressure treatment reduce macrovascular and microvascular complications in adult patients with diabetes and hypertension?
Aggressive blood pressure control in diabetic patients is strongly supported by literature to reduce cardiovascular and microvascular complications.
Arauz-Pacheco et al. (2002) conducted a review in Hypertension and diabetes. Blood pressure treatment vs. Placebo or less aggressive treatment was evaluated. A literature review supports an aggressive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in patients with diabetes to reduce macrovascular and microvascular complications.
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