SPRINT Revisited: Updated Results and Implications. Issue 6 (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wright, Jackson T.; Whelton, Paul K.; Johnson, Karen C.; Snyder, Joni K.; Reboussin, David M.; Cushman, William C.; Williamson, Jeff D.; Pajewski, Nicholas M.; Cheung, Alfred K.; Lewis, Cora E.; Oparil, Suzanne; Rocco, Michael V.; Beddhu, Srinivasan; Fine, Lawrence J.; Cutler, Jeffrey A.; Ambrosius, Walter T.; Rahman, Mahboob; Still, Carolyn H.; Chen, Zhengyi; Tatsuoka, Curtis
• Is Part Of: Hypertension. Volume 78:Issue 6(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: blood pressure -- cardiovascular disease -- controlled clinical trial -- heart failure -- hypertension -- myocardial infarction; Hypertension -- Periodicals; Hypertension -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.132005
• DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17682
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-911X

Abstract

Abstract : The SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) results have influenced clinical practice but have also generated discussion regarding the validity, generalizability, and importance of the findings. Following the SPRINT primary results manuscript in 2015, additional results and analyses of the data have addressed these concerns. The primary objective of this article is to respond to key questions that have been raised. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text.