Does the benefit of antihypertensive treatment outweigh the risk in very elderly hypertensive patients?

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Forette, F ^a   Lechowski, L ^a   Rigaud, A S ^a   Seux, M L ^a   Dessi, F ^a   Forette, B ^a  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypertension; Longevity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033837752     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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