Why the study?
What is the optimal management strategy and blood pressure goal for patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Population
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Design
Guideline
Authors
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Guidelines recommend a blood pressure goal of <130/80 mm Hg for patients with type 2 diabetes, with ACE inhibitors as the preferred first-line agent to slow diabetic nephropathy.
What is the optimal management strategy and blood pressure goal for patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Guidelines recommend a blood pressure goal of <130/80 mm Hg for patients with type 2 diabetes, with ACE inhibitors as the preferred first-line agent to slow diabetic nephropathy.
Norman M. Kaplan (2001) studied this question.