title: The Un-Observed Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement Technique Used in the SPRINT Study Points to a Standard Target Office Systolic Blood Pressure <140 mmHg.
abstract: The SPRINT study investigators used the un-observed automated office blood pressure measurement technique. When their achieved systolic blood pressure is corrected, target systolic blood pressure for most people remains unchanged: <140mmHg for prevention of cardiovascular diseases and death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo, Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway. s.e.kjeldsen@medisin.uio.no.
authors.forename: Sverre E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kjeldsen
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancia
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Antihypertensive drug-treatment; Blood pressure measurement; Blood pressure target; Hypertension; Randomized controlled trial