
Dr. Boz: ‘The Great High Blood Pressure Scam’
Physionic
16 abr 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Recognize long-term risks from short-term studies
A small absolute risk found in a short-term study can be misleading because that risk tends to balloon into a life-threatening one as time passes.
Recognize early trial termination as ethical due to profound positive effects
A clinical trial may be stopped early by an ethics board not due to bias, but because the positive effect is so profound it would be unethical to continue.
Understand why treatments reduce events but not mortality
A treatment can reduce cardiovascular events like heart attacks but not deaths because many more people have events than die, giving the 'event' data more statistical power.
Stay updated on blood pressure target research for evolving insights
The Cochrane Review questioning lower blood pressure targets is not the final word, as newer and ongoing trials already suggest the final verdict may change.
Understand three levers to detect treatment effects in research
The ability to detect a treatment's effect depends on three levers: the trial's duration, the size of the effect, and the number of participants.
Avoid conclusions from barely significant data
You should not make groundbreaking conclusions from data that barely misses statistical significance, as the researchers themselves may state the results are not conclusive.
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