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Journal Scan / Research · June 10, 2020

OPTIMISE: Reduced Antihypertensive Meds in Older Patients

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

 

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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Effect of Antihypertensive Medication Reduction vs Usual Care on Short-Term Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Hypertension Aged 80 Years and Older: The OPTIMISE Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA 2020 May 26;323(20)2039-2051, JP Sheppard, J Burt, M Lown, E Temple, R Lowe, R Fraser, J Allen, GA Ford, C Heneghan, FDR Hobbs, S Jowett, S Kodabuckus, P Little, J Mant, J Mollison, RA Payne, M Williams, LM Yu, RJ McManus

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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