Diabetes, Hypertension, and Outcome Studies: Overview 2010
Why the study?
Does tighter blood pressure control reduce the risk of macro- and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension?
Population
Patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension
Comparison
Tighter blood pressure control using… vs Placebo or less tight blood pressure control
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports tighter BP control in T2D hypertension to reduce vascular risk; leaves open optimal targets and durability in contemporary cohorts.
Structured PICO
Does tighter blood pressure control reduce the risk of macro- and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension?
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Population
Patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension
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Intervention
Tighter blood pressure control using antihypertensive drug classes
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Comparator
Placebo or less tight blood pressure control
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Outcome
Macro- and microvascular complications
This overview summarizes evidence from 2010 supporting tighter blood pressure control to reduce vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Cite This Study
Nilsson et al. (2011) studied this question.