Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Intensive blood pressure control, falls, and fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes: the ACCORD trial.
There are few rigorous studies to confirm or refute the commonly cited concern that control of blood pressure to lower thresholds may result in an increased risk of falls and fractures. ⋯ We conclude that intensive antihypertensive treatment that lowered mean systolic blood pressure to below 120 mmHg was not associated with an increased risk of falls or non-spine fractures in patients age 40 to 79 years with type 2 diabetes.