New research estimates that 100,000 more lives could be saved in the United States every year if hypertension is managed tightly in those at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a presentation at ASN (American Society of Nephology) Kidney Week 2016 in Chicago (abstract 2229).
SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) randomly assigned 9,361 adults 50 years of age or older into two groups: intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering (≤120 mm Hg)