RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interpreting SPRINT: How low should you go?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 187
OP 195
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15175
VO 83
IS 3
A1 George Thomas
A1 Joseph V. Nally
A1 Marc A. Pohl
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/3/187.abstract
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.