European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jul 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialThe Influence of baseline glycemic status on the effects of intensive blood pressure lowering: Results from the STEP randomized trial.
Intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering showed cardiovascular benefits in the Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients (STEP) trial. We investigated whether baseline glycemic status influences the effects of intensive SBP lowering on cardiovascular outcomes. ⋯ The effects of intensive SBP lowering on cardiovascular outcomes were consistent among participants with normoglycemia, prediabetes, and diabetes.