TY - JOUR T1 - Interpreting SPRINT: How low should you go? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 187 LP - 195 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15175 VL - 83 IS - 3 AU - George Thomas AU - Joseph V. Nally AU - Marc A. Pohl Y1 - 2016/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/3/187.abstract N2 - The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) found evidence of cardiovascular benefit with intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (goal < 120 mm Hg) compared with the currently recommended goal (< 140 mm Hg) in older patients with cardiovascular risk but without diabetes or stroke. This article reviews the trial design and protocol, summarizes the results, and briefly discusses the implications of these results. ER -