Abstract
This article describes the American College of Physicians' guidelines for managing hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It answers the following questions: 1) What are the benefits of tight blood pressure control in type 2 diabetes? 2) What are appropriate target levels of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure for patients with type 2 diabetes? and 3) Are certain antihypertensive agents more effective in patients with diabetes?
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 587-592 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine