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Intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure to a target of less than 120 mm Hg has no effect on the rate of fatal and non-fatal major cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes

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  1. Correspondence to George Bakris
    Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 1027, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; gbakris{at}gmail.com
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Chugh A, Bakris G
Intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure to a target of less than 120 mm Hg has no effect on the rate of fatal and non-fatal major cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2010;15:142-143.

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  • First published July 28, 2010.
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October 25, 2017

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