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Hypertension is correlated with mortality, but reducing blood pressure does not seem to improve patient outcomes.

• et2o 11y ago
  Most evidence does not suggest this. 2015: "[...] the NIH made the bold announcement that intensive intervention with a combo of three drugs to reach a new target systolic blood pressure of under 120 mm Hg reduced the rate of heart attacks, heart failure and stroke by 30% and cardiovascular deaths by 25%, " http://www.healthnewsreview.org/2015/09/nih-sprint-study-sparks-questions-about-overtreatment-of-mild-hypertension/ http://www.healthnewsreview.org/2015/09/nih-sprint-study-spa... http://www.cochrane.org/CD000028/HTN_blood-pressure-lowering-drugs-reduce-stroke-and-heart-attack-in-elderly-people-with-hypertension http://www.cochrane.org/CD000028/HTN_blood-pressure-lowering... http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/04/16/eurheartj.ehs075 http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/04/16... http://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/Last-5-years/Antihypertensive-therapy-reduces-CV-events-strokes-and-mortality-in-older-adult http://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/... There's more evidence available.
  • nickff 11y ago
    Contrary evidence is available, and there is no clear reason for the confusion.[1]. I have not read any of the studies you cite, though I will take a look as soon as I have the time. From what I have read, blood pressure reducing medication has been shown to reduce blood pressure (at the cost of severe side effects), but not reduce mortality. [1] http://m.openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000048.full http://m.openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000048.full