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Blood pressure target in patients with hypertension and type-2 diabetes older than 65 years. Is <130/80 mmHg the right target or an excessive objective preventing from achieving the clinical goals we are aiming at?

Year: 2021

Type: editorial

Abstract: In middle-aged and elderly individuals, hypertension and type 2 diabetes are highly prevalent and frequently coexist in the same patient, contributing to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mort...

Source: Blood Pressure

DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2021.1878324

Authors: Michel Burnier, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Suzanne Oparil

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Gdańsk Medical University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3123085919

Cites: 20

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10