Association Between Early Hypertension Control and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Veterans With Diabetes
Author(s) -
Sridharan Raghavan,
YukLam Ho,
Vinay Kini,
Mary K. Rhee,
Jason L. Vassy,
David R. Gag,
Kelly Cho,
Peter W.F. Wilson,
Lawrence S. Phillips
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc19-0686
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , hazard ratio , blood pressure , cardiology , proportional hazards model , myocardial infarction , poisson regression , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , type 2 diabetes , relative risk , confidence interval , endocrinology , population , physics , optics , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Guidelines for hypertension treatment in patients with diabetes diverge regarding the systolic blood pressure (SBP) threshold at which treatment should be initiated and treatment goal. We examined associations of early SBP treatment with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events in U.S. adults with diabetes.
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