Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Aortic Stiffness in the SPRINT-HEART

Hypertension. 2021 May 5;77(5):1571-1580. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16676. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Abstract

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Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01206062.

Keywords: aging; blood pressure; elasticity; heart failure; magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta / drug effects*
  • Aorta / physiopathology
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Registries
  • Vascular Stiffness / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01206062