LOWER AVERAGE SYSTOLIC PRESSURE (<140 MM HG) IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AGED 60 OR GREATER: FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE JNC-8 RECOMMENDATIONS

JNC-8 recommends a target systolic pressure (SBP) u003c150 vs u003c140 in hypertensive patients aged 60 and older, but recent findings in hypertensive patients with coronary disease (CAD) found that average SBP u003c140 was associated with improved outcomes compared with SBP between 140 and 149 and SBP ≥150.