doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7844.
Association of Baseline Statin Use Among Older Adults Without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease in the SPRINT Trial
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Association of Baseline Statin Use Among Older Adults Without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease in the SPRINT Trial
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Abstract
This secondary analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention trial examines whether a treatment program aimed at reducing systolic blood pressure to a lower goal than currently recommended would reduce cardiovascular disease risk among patients without diabetes.
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