Benefits of antihypertensive drug treatment in elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 248-254

  Wang, Ji Guang ^a   Staessen, Jan A ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Elderly; Hypertension; Mortality; Outcome trial; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITRENDIPINE; PLACEBO; RESERPINE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0034964213     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(01)00118-8     Document Type: Review

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