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Does tight blood pressure control reduce diabetes mellitus-related deaths and complications and is it cost-effective in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes?
Does tight blood pressure control reduce diabetes mellitus-related deaths and complications and is it cost-effective in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes?
Tight blood pressure control reduces diabetes-related deaths and complications and is cost-effective in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Supports tight BP control in hypertensive T2D; leaves open need for RCT confirmation of benefits and cost-effectiveness.
Source Citation UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group. Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. BMJ. 1998 Sep 12;317:703-13. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group. Cost effectiveness analysis of improved blood pressure control in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 40. BMJ. 1998 Sep 12;317:720-6.
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