PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - George Thomas
AU  - Joseph V. Nally
AU  - Marc A. Pohl
TI  - Interpreting SPRINT: How low should you go?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15175
DP  - 2016 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 187--195
VI  - 83
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/3/187.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/3/187.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2016 Mar 01; 83
AB  - 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.