title: In hypertensive patients with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, targeting systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg significantly reduces the rate of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events as well as death from any cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owlia
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sripal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bangalore
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents