The majority had three or more chronic health conditions. They included data from individuals who had experienced strokes, heart attacks, changes in kidney function, cognitive impairment, quality of life reduction, or who had died.Ībout 27% of them had a history of heart disease. Researchers gathered information from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
The study’s findings come from a randomized trial of 1,167 participants.
Using the SPRINT study for new guidelines
