People of all ages benefit from drugs to lower blood pressure

BMJ. 2022 Jul 11:378:o1375. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1375.

Abstract

The studyThe Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis. Lancet 2021;398:1053-64.To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/people-of-all-ages-benefit-from-drugs-to-lower-blood-pressure/.

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood Pressure
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / drug therapy
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Vital Signs

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents