Are the effects of blood pressure lowering treatment diminishing?: meta-regression analyses

Abstract Background Previous studies have suggested that the effects of medical interventions tend to diminish over time. We investigated whether the effects of blood pressure lowering treatment on all-cause mortality and stroke have diminished over time. Methods We conducted meta-regression analyse...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Sekizawa, Yoko Konishi, Moriyo Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical Hypertension
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40885-018-0101-9