Antihypertensive therapy in diabetes mellitus: Guidelines of the Austrian Diabetes Association 2016
Blood pressure lowering is one of the most important interventions for reducing the vascular complications and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Recent studies indicate that the optimal blood pressure level might be in the range between 130-140 mmHg systolic and 80‒90 mmHg diastolic. Low...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2016-04, Vol.128 Suppl 2, p.S62-S67 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Blood pressure lowering is one of the most important interventions for reducing the vascular complications and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Recent studies indicate that the optimal blood pressure level might be in the range between 130-140 mmHg systolic and 80‒90 mmHg diastolic. Lower blood pressure levels (e.g. 120/80 mmHg) can further reduce the risk for stroke and diabetic nephropathy, but are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. In particular, very low blood pressure levels ( |
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ISSN: | 1613-7671 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00508-015-0924-2 |