Therapeutics Letter #821 summarized evidence from the Cochrane systematic review, Treatment blood pressure targets for hypertension.2 The Cochrane review was based on the 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) designed to test treatment targets that were available as of October 2008. The conclusion was that “Treating patients to lower than standard blood pressure (BP) targets (≤ 140-160/90-100 … [Read more...]