In early 2000s there was an epidemic….and then it died down. Have we successfully eliminated the scourge of NSF by appropriately changing our behaviour? Perhaps the pendulum has swung too much and needs to come back to the middle.
This week, we will discuss the ongoing saga of blood pressure targets in patients with hypertension. This time its ESPRIT (Effects of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment in Reducing Risk of Vascular Events) making a case for case for intensive BP control in most hypertensive individuals, including those with a history of diabetes and stroke.