Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

About this episode

The episode discusses the effects of intensive blood-pressure control in patients with type 2 diabetes and its impact on cardiovascular events.

In patients with type 2 diabetes , intensive blood-pressure control (targeting systolic BP reduced cardiovascular events compared to standard treatment (systolic BP symptomatic hypotension and hyperkalemia . Bi, Y., Li, M., Liu, Y., et al. (2024). “Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.” New England Journal of Medicine . doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2412006 For summary - click here .

Topics covered

• blood pressure control
• type 2 diabetes
• cardiovascular events
• hypotension
• hyperkalemia

Keywords

• intensive blood-pressure control
• type 2 diabetes
• cardiovascular events
• systolic BP
• hypotension
• hyperkalemia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New England Journal of Medicine

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