Target blood pressure in elderly hypertensive patients: How low should you go?

Blood Pressure, Supplement

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Zanchetti, A ^a  

^a Ctro Fisiol Clin ed Ipertensione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Blood pressure; Candesartan; HOT Study; Hypertension; SCOPE Study

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CANDESARTAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FELODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR;

AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 0033809820     PISSN: 08038023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713782694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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