title: Clinical Inquiry: Is lower BP worth it in higher-risk patients with diabetes or coronary disease?
abstract: There is no simple answer; the risk/benefit picture is complicated. Controlling blood pressure to a target of 130/80 mm Hg or lower produces mixed results in patients with diabetes and coronary disease equivalents.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington at Valley Family Medicine Residency, Renton, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelsberg
authors.affiliation: University of Washington at Valley Family Medicine Residency, Renton, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Telly
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safranek
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents