Reevaluating the use of antihypertensive medications, a first step toward reducing polypharmacy in very old patients

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 621-624

  Campese, Vito ^a   Schneider, Edward L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; GERIATRIC CARE; GOUT; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; IMPOTENCE; INSOMNIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICARE; NOCTURIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIZZINESS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; POLYPHARMACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955263368     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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