title: Goal-directed antihypertensive therapy: lower may not always be better.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Thomas Jefferson University, 2228 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145, USA. kidneys@comcast.net
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Filippone
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foy
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents