RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Emerging Evidence of Intensive Risk Factor Control to Prevent CVD in Diabetic Patients
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 3
SP 26
OP 27
DO 10.1177/155989771103017
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/3/26.abstract
AB Diabetes and hypertension share several physiological traits, and both independently predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, until recently, the systolic blood pressure targets that are currently recommended by major guidelines diabetics (<130 mm Hg) had little supporting evidence from large-scale randomized trials.