The combined effect of intensive glycemic and blood-pressure control on microvascular complications has been examined in an analysis of the ACCORD study. The investigators hypothesized that ...

This carefully designed meta-analysis combined results from 5 recent clinical trials to shed further light on the confusing question of whether intensive glycemic control reduces the risk for ...

Several years ago, researchers published in JAMA a promising discovery: intensively lowering blood pressure appeared to reduce the risk for cognitive decline in people 50 and older with high blood ...

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that only 3.5 years of intensive blood pressure control continues to significantly reduce the risk of mild cognitive ...

However, the study did not prove that treating blood pressure to a goal of 120 mm Hg or less statistically reduced the risk of dementia. This result may have been due to too few new cases of dementia ...

Adults aged 50 and older who have a high cardiovascular risk can expect an additional 6 months to 3 years of life when they aim for more-intensive blood pressure goals, a secondary analysis of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—In the SPRINT trial, patients who were treated to an intensive versus standard blood pressure goal had a lower risk of developing LV conduction disease, which hasn’t been considered ...

Two studies provide additional support for lowering systolic blood pressure to an intensive goal of 120 mmHg – far below the standard guidelines of 140 mmHg – to reduce the risk of heart disease in ...

Intensive interventions to reduce blood glucose and blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetes reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), a frequent but underdiagnosed ...

Intensive blood pressure control may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat that can lead to serious complications such as stroke, heart failure and heart attacks, ...