Researchers advise caution about recent US advice on aggressively lowering blood pressure

(Trinity College Dublin) Medical researchers at Trinity College Dublin are advising caution when treating blood pressure in some older people -- after results from a study contrasted with recent advice from the US, based on the SPRINT trial, to attempt to aggressively lower blood pressure in all adults to targets of 120mmHg.

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