Balancing Benefits and Harms of Intensive Blood Pressure Control Across Cardiovascular Risk Levels
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– Intensive blood pressure control lowers cardiovascular events across all cardiovascular risk tertiles.
– Higher baseline cardiovascular risk patients experience greater absolute benefit but also increased adverse events.
– Benefit-to-harm ratios favor intensive treatment regardless of baseline risk, supporting individualized therapy.
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