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BIB_446

Non-pharmacological blood pressure reduction in the acute pre-operative window — evidence-graded lifestyle actions to support threshold-crossing below 180/120 mmHg for WLE 2026-05-26. Fills a ZERO-coverage gap: BIB259 (McCormack 2026) defines the procedural threshold; BIB434 (ramipril/ACEI day-of-surgery) is the primary pharmacological lever; but NO entry addresses what the patient himself can do in the remaining days — sodium, sleep, slow breathing, DASH, and alcohol — that carries RCT-grade evidence for meaningful SBP reduction within 24 hours to 7 days. TIME-CRITICAL: surgery 9 days away …

Evidence grade

B

Tier

2 (primary source Chen 2024 is a well-conducted NMA of 54 RCTs, 5,827 participan

Cited by tasks

13a, 24

Identifiers

PMC11239608 · DOI:10.1186/s13643-024-02744-5** · PMID:39736688

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