See also:
		 
			
				
					All hypertension clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of strategy 
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of more intensive blood pressure lowering strategie 
			
		
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	Treatments
	
	
		| Studied treatment | 
		
		less or equal than 85 mmHg, or less or equal than 80 mmHg
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		less or equal than 90 mmHg
		 
		
		
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			| Remarks | 
			factorial design: acetylsalicylic acid 75 mg daily vs placebo | 
		 
			| Treatments description  | 
				
				
						
						| Achieved systolic blood | 
						140.5/143.7  | 
						 
						
						| Achieved diastolic blood pressure | 
						82.1/85.2  | 
						 
				 	
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	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			patients with diastolic blood pressure between 100 mmHg and 115 mmHg | 
		 
		
			| Exclusion criteria | 
			malignant hypertension, secondary hypertension, diastolic blood pressure > 115mmHg,
stroke or myocardial infarction within 12 months prior to randomization, decompensated congestive heart failure,
other serious concomitant diseases which could affect survival during the next 2-3 years, patients requiring a
beta-blocker, ACE inhibitor or diuretic for reasons other, patients requiring antiplatelet or
anticoagulant therapy, and insulin treated diabetics | 
		 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		12526 / 6264 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Design | 
			Factorial plan | 
		 
		
			| Blinding | 
			open | 
		 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			3.8 y | 
		 
		
			| Geographic area | 
			26 countries | 
		 
	
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
	Results	
	
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				Cardiovascular death
				 
			
		
			
				
				186 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				87 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,07 [0,83;1,38]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				200 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				94 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,06 [0,83;1,36]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Major cardiovascular events 
				 
			
		
			
				
				483 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				253 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,95 [0,82;1,11]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				401 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				188 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,07 [0,90;1,27]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				non cardiovascular death 
				 
			
		
			
				
				215 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				101 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,06 [0,84;1,35]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Heart failure
				 
			
		
			
				
				32 / 12526 
				
			
			
				
				21 / 6264 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,76 [0,44;1,32]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
				0
			
		
		
		
		
		
				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
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						Relative risks
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			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
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							Cardiovascular death
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						186 / 12526 (1,5%) | 
						87 / 6264 (1,4%) | 
						1,07 | 
						[0,83;1,38] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
					
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							stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
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						200 / 12526 (1,6%) | 
						94 / 6264 (1,5%) | 
						1,06 | 
						[0,83;1,36] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
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							Major cardiovascular events 
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						483 / 12526 (3,9%) | 
						253 / 6264 (4,0%) | 
						0,95 | 
						[0,82;1,11] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
					
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							All cause death
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						401 / 12526 (3,2%) | 
						188 / 6264 (3,0%) | 
						1,07 | 
						[0,90;1,27] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
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							non cardiovascular death 
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						215 / 12526 (1,7%) | 
						101 / 6264 (1,6%) | 
						1,06 | 
						[0,84;1,35] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
					
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							Heart failure
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						32 / 12526 (0,3%) | 
						21 / 6264 (0,3%) | 
						0,76 | 
						[0,44;1,32] | 
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						11040  | 
					 
					
		
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			The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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			Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
				
					11040: Arguedas JA, Perez MI, Wright JMTreatment blood pressure targets for hypertension.Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009;:CD004349
				
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			| Endpoint | 
			studied treat. | 
			control treat. | 
			mean diff | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
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						Absolute risk reduction 
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		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| Cardiovascular death | 
				1,48% | 
				1,39% | 
				
					1,0‰
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				| stroke (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				1,60% | 
				1,50% | 
				
					1,0‰
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				| Major cardiovascular events  | 
				3,86% | 
				4,04% | 
				
					-1,8‰
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				| All cause death | 
				3,20% | 
				3,00% | 
				
					2,0‰
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				| non cardiovascular death  | 
				1,72% | 
				1,61% | 
				
					1,0‰
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				| Heart failure | 
				2,55‰ | 
				3,35‰ | 
				
					-0,8‰
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			    The Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) Study: 24-month data on blood pressure and tolerability..
			    Blood Press 1997;6:313-7
 
				
					 
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			    Blood Press 1994;3:322-7
 
				
					 
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