TY - JOUR T1 - BP targets for people with CVD JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull DO - 10.1136/dtb.2018.1.0570 SP - dtb.2018.1.0570 A2 - , Y1 - 2017/12/28 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/28/dtb.2018.1.0570.abstract N2 - A Cochrane review has attempted to clarify whether ‘lower’ blood pressure targets (≤135/85mmHg) are associated with a reduction in mortality and morbidity when compared with ‘standard’ blood pressure targets (≤140–160/90–100mmHg) in people with hypertension and a history of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, peripheral vascular occlusive disease).1The authors note that epidemiological studies have found that for BP >115/70mmHg, the risk of cardiovascular events doubles for every 20/10mmHg rise in blood pressure.1 Therefore, it has … ER -