Why the study?
Does forced titration of blood pressure to <130/85 mm Hg cause excessive diastolic blood pressure reduction in diabetic hypertensive patients?
Population
n=257 diabetic, hypertensive patients in a clinical practice setting.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May cause diastolic hypotension without systolic control in diabetic hypertension; hypothesis-generating for target adjustments in prospective trials.
Does forced titration of blood pressure to <130/85 mm Hg cause excessive diastolic blood pressure reduction in diabetic hypertensive patients?
Attempting to achieve strict blood pressure targets (<130/85 mm Hg) in diabetic hypertensive patients often fails to reach systolic goals while causing potentially excessive diastolic hypotension.
Osher et al. (2006) studied this question.
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