Hypertension in the elderly: What is the goal blood pressure target and how can this be attained?

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 331-334

  Carlberg, Bo ^a   Nilsson, Peter M ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood Pressure; Elderly; Goal; Hypertension; Randomized; Treatment; Trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, HYPERTENSIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958481106     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-010-0138-y     Document Type: Review

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