Epidemiology of Hypertension in the Elderly

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-189

  Mosley II, William J ^a   Lloyd Jones, Donald M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Elderly; Hypertension; J curve; Pulse pressure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67449093569     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.01.002     Document Type: Review

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