> Is the blood pressure really being measured "correctly" in all those studies? Or not?
Probably incorrect in most studies, especially large population ones that influence treatment guidelines.
It’s academic and doesn’t practically matter though.
The pathogenesis of hypertension related disorders (kidney failure, heart failure, stroke etc) is well known.
It’s not in doubt that sustained hypertension is bad, that there is increased risk with higher blood pressure and that patients with high blood pressure undergoing treatment suffer less of these bad outcomes.
Probably incorrect in most studies, especially large population ones that influence treatment guidelines.
It’s academic and doesn’t practically matter though.
The pathogenesis of hypertension related disorders (kidney failure, heart failure, stroke etc) is well known.
It’s not in doubt that sustained hypertension is bad, that there is increased risk with higher blood pressure and that patients with high blood pressure undergoing treatment suffer less of these bad outcomes.