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					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 | 
		
		intensive treatment with a diastolic blood pressure
goal of 75 mmHg
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		moderate treatment with a diastolic blood pressure goal of 80-89 mmHg
		 
		
		
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			| Remarks | 
			factorial design: nisoldipine or enalapril as the initial antihypertensive | 
		 
			| Treatments description  | 
				
				
						
						| Achieved systolic blood | 
						132/138  | 
						 
						
						| Achieved diastolic blood pressure | 
						78/86  | 
						 
				 	
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	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			diabetes patients with DBP >=90 mmHg | 
		 
		
			| Exclusion criteria | 
			myocardial infarction or a cerebrovascular accident within the previous 6 months, had coronary artery bypass
surgery within the previous 3 months, had unstable angina pectoris within the previous 6 months, had congestive
heart failure NYHA class III or IV, demonstrated an absolute need for ACE inhibitors or CCB, and/or had a serum
creatinine level > 3 mg/dl. | 
		 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		237 / 233 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Design | 
			Parallel groups | 
		 
		
			| Blinding | 
			open | 
		 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			5 year | 
		 
	
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
	Results	
	
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				Cardiovascular death
				 
			
		
			
				
				6 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				11 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,54 [0,20;1,43]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				16 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				14 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,12 [0,56;2,25]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Heart failure
				 
			
		
			
				
				9 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				9 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,98 [0,40;2,43]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				10 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				22 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,45 [0,22;0,92]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				non cardiovascular death 
				 
			
		
			
				
				4 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				11 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,36 [0,12;1,11]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				9 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				9 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,98 [0,40;2,43]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Major cardiovascular events 
				 
			
		
			
				
				36 / 237 
				
			
			
				
				39 / 233 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,91 [0,60;1,37]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
				0
			
		
		
		
		
		
				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
					| 
						Relative risks
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			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
						| 
							Cardiovascular death
						 | 
						6 / 237 (2,5%) | 
						11 / 233 (4,7%) | 
						0,54 | 
						[0,20;1,43] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
						| 
							myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal) 
						 | 
						16 / 237 (6,8%) | 
						14 / 233 (6,0%) | 
						1,12 | 
						[0,56;2,25] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
						| 
							stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
						 | 
						9 / 237 (3,8%) | 
						9 / 233 (3,9%) | 
						0,98 | 
						[0,40;2,43] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
						| 
							Major cardiovascular events 
						 | 
						36 / 237 (15,2%) | 
						39 / 233 (16,7%) | 
						0,91 | 
						[0,60;1,37] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
					
						| 
							All cause death
						 | 
						10 / 237 (4,2%) | 
						22 / 233 (9,4%) | 
						0,45 | 
						[0,22;0,92] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
						| 
							non cardiovascular death 
						 | 
						4 / 237 (1,7%) | 
						11 / 233 (4,7%) | 
						0,36 | 
						[0,12;1,11] | 
						  | 
						11040  | 
					 
					
					
						| 
							Heart failure
						 | 
						9 / 237 (3,8%) | 
						9 / 233 (3,9%) | 
						0,98 | 
						[0,40;2,43] | 
						  | 
						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 | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
					| 
						Absolute risk reduction 
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		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| Cardiovascular death | 
				2,53% | 
				4,72% | 
				
					-21,9‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				6,75% | 
				6,01% | 
				
					7,4‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| stroke (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				3,80% | 
				3,86% | 
				
					-0,7‰
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				| Major cardiovascular events  | 
				15,19% | 
				16,74% | 
				
					-15,5‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| All cause death | 
				4,22% | 
				9,44% | 
				
					-52,2‰
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				| non cardiovascular death  | 
				1,69% | 
				4,72% | 
				
					-30,3‰
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				| Heart failure | 
				3,80% | 
				3,86% | 
				
					-0,7‰
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		Reference(s)
	
	
	
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			    Estacio RO, Jeffers BW, Gifford N, Schrier RW. 
			    Effect of blood pressure control on diabetic microvascular complications in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes..
			    Diabetes Care 2000;23 Suppl 2:B54-64
 
				
					 
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