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2016 Top Stories in Cardiology: SPRINT
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- The SPRINT Research Group, Wright JT, Williamson JD, et al.: A randomized trial of intensive versus standard blood-pressure control. N Engl J Med. 2015;373(22):2103-2116.
- Williamson JD, Supiano MA, Applegate WB, et al. Intensive vs standard blood pressure control and cardiovascular disease outcomes in adults aged > 75 years: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2016;315(24):2673-2684.
- Leung AA, Nerenberg K, Daskalopoulou SS, et al: Hypertension Canada’s 2016 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Guidelines for Blood Pressure Measurement, Diagnosis, Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension. Can J Cardiol. 2016;32(5):569-588.
- Gabb GM, Mangoni A, Anderson CS, et al. Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults – 2016. Med J Aust. 2016;205(2):85-89.
- Cushman WC, Evans GW, Byington RP, et al. Effects of intensive blood-pressure control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med. 2010;362(17):1575-1585.
- Adamsson Eryd S, Gudbjornsdottir S, Manhem K, et al. Blood pressure and complications in individuals with type 2 diabetes and no previous cardiovascular disease: national population based cohort study. BMJ. 2016;254:i4070.
- Bress AP, Tanner RM, Hess R, et al. Generalizability of SPRINT results to the U.S. adult population. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67(5):463-472.
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