Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial

Background Blood pressure (BP) management in patients with metabolic syndrome is complex, and optimal targets remain debated. The CRHCP (China Rural Hypertension Control Project) trial demonstrated that intensive BP control reduces cardiovascular events. This secondary analysis assessed its efficacy...

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Main Authors: Guozhe Sun, Xiaofan Guo, Guangxiao Li, Pengyu Zhang, Yangzhi Yin, Lixia Qiao, Ning Ye, Chang Wang, Songyue Liu, Danxi Geng, Wei Miao, Ziyi Xie, Yao Yu, Zhi Li, Xiaoqiong Jiang, Xiangyu Tan, Yingxian Sun
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author Guozhe Sun
Xiaofan Guo
Guangxiao Li
Pengyu Zhang
Yangzhi Yin
Lixia Qiao
Ning Ye
Chang Wang
Songyue Liu
Danxi Geng
Wei Miao
Ziyi Xie
Yao Yu
Zhi Li
Xiaoqiong Jiang
Xiangyu Tan
Yingxian Sun
author_facet Guozhe Sun
Xiaofan Guo
Guangxiao Li
Pengyu Zhang
Yangzhi Yin
Lixia Qiao
Ning Ye
Chang Wang
Songyue Liu
Danxi Geng
Wei Miao
Ziyi Xie
Yao Yu
Zhi Li
Xiaoqiong Jiang
Xiangyu Tan
Yingxian Sun
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description Background Blood pressure (BP) management in patients with metabolic syndrome is complex, and optimal targets remain debated. The CRHCP (China Rural Hypertension Control Project) trial demonstrated that intensive BP control reduces cardiovascular events. This secondary analysis assessed its efficacy in patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Methods and Results This a post hoc analysis of a cluster randomized trial (NCT03527719) across 3 Chinese provinces; 18 076 hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome were followed up for 3 years. Intervention groups received multifaceted BP management by nonphysician health care professionals aiming for <130/80 mm Hg BP under physician supervision. The primary outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events included stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and death from cardiovascular causes, during a 3‐year follow‐up. A total of 18 076 participants (median [range] age, 63 [54–72] years; 13 056 [72.2%] women) were enrolled in 2 clusters and were adjudicated for the primary outcome (control, 9337; intervention, 8739). At the end of the 3‐year follow‐up, the mean systolic/diastolic BP was 126.3/73.0 mm Hg in the intervention group versus 147.3/82.0 mm Hg in the usual care group. Compared with the usual care group, the intervention group had a lower rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (1.58% versus 2.42% per year; hazard ratio [HR], 0.65 [95% CI, 0.57–0.74]; P<0.001), as well as stroke (HR, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.55–0.83]; P=0.015), myocardial infarction (HR, 0.70 [95% CI, 0.51–0.97]; P=0.034), death from cardiovascular causes (HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.47–0.96]; P=0.029), and death from all causes (HR, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.71–0.94]; P=0.005). Conclusions Intensive BP control (<130/80 mm Hg) by trained nonphysician community health care professionals effectively reduces cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03527719.
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spelling doaj-art-5e7e4b05570c421e9d369db2b45e56582025-08-20T03:07:41ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802025-03-0114610.1161/JAHA.124.036820Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical TrialGuozhe Sun0Xiaofan Guo1Guangxiao Li2Pengyu Zhang3Yangzhi Yin4Lixia Qiao5Ning Ye6Chang Wang7Songyue Liu8Danxi Geng9Wei Miao10Ziyi Xie11Yao Yu12Zhi Li13Xiaoqiong Jiang14Xiangyu Tan15Yingxian Sun16Department of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Medical Record Management Center First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang ChinaBackground Blood pressure (BP) management in patients with metabolic syndrome is complex, and optimal targets remain debated. The CRHCP (China Rural Hypertension Control Project) trial demonstrated that intensive BP control reduces cardiovascular events. This secondary analysis assessed its efficacy in patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Methods and Results This a post hoc analysis of a cluster randomized trial (NCT03527719) across 3 Chinese provinces; 18 076 hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome were followed up for 3 years. Intervention groups received multifaceted BP management by nonphysician health care professionals aiming for <130/80 mm Hg BP under physician supervision. The primary outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events included stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and death from cardiovascular causes, during a 3‐year follow‐up. A total of 18 076 participants (median [range] age, 63 [54–72] years; 13 056 [72.2%] women) were enrolled in 2 clusters and were adjudicated for the primary outcome (control, 9337; intervention, 8739). At the end of the 3‐year follow‐up, the mean systolic/diastolic BP was 126.3/73.0 mm Hg in the intervention group versus 147.3/82.0 mm Hg in the usual care group. Compared with the usual care group, the intervention group had a lower rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (1.58% versus 2.42% per year; hazard ratio [HR], 0.65 [95% CI, 0.57–0.74]; P<0.001), as well as stroke (HR, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.55–0.83]; P=0.015), myocardial infarction (HR, 0.70 [95% CI, 0.51–0.97]; P=0.034), death from cardiovascular causes (HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.47–0.96]; P=0.029), and death from all causes (HR, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.71–0.94]; P=0.005). Conclusions Intensive BP control (<130/80 mm Hg) by trained nonphysician community health care professionals effectively reduces cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03527719.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.036820cardiovascular diseasesintensive blood pressure strategymetabolic syndrome
spellingShingle Guozhe Sun
Xiaofan Guo
Guangxiao Li
Pengyu Zhang
Yangzhi Yin
Lixia Qiao
Ning Ye
Chang Wang
Songyue Liu
Danxi Geng
Wei Miao
Ziyi Xie
Yao Yu
Zhi Li
Xiaoqiong Jiang
Xiangyu Tan
Yingxian Sun
Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
cardiovascular diseases
intensive blood pressure strategy
metabolic syndrome
title Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
title_full Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
title_fullStr Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
title_full_unstemmed Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
title_short Intensive Blood Pressure Strategy on Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Post Hoc Analysis of a Clinical Trial
title_sort intensive blood pressure strategy on cardiovascular diseases in patients with metabolic syndrome post hoc analysis of a clinical trial
topic cardiovascular diseases
intensive blood pressure strategy
metabolic syndrome
url https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.036820
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