Review
Goal-directed antihypertensive therapy: Lower may not always be better
Edward J. Filippone, MD, Andrew Foy, MD and Eric Newman, DO
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 123-133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10101
Edward J. Filippone
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Andrew Foy
Resident in Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Newman
Instructor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

ABSTRACT
At least 16 treatment trials have been done in which patients were randomly assigned different blood pressure goals in an attempt to better define specific target pressures. We critically review the data.
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Goal-directed antihypertensive therapy: Lower may not always be better
Edward J. Filippone, Andrew Foy, Eric Newman
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Feb 2011, 78 (2) 123-133; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10101
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