Hypertension in octogenarians - treatment strategies and challenges

European Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-28

  Mackenzie, Isla S ^a   MacDonald, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenges; Drug treatment; Hypertension; Systolic hypertension; Very elderly

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; POSTPRANDIAL HYPOTENSION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; VERY ELDERLY; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 79953836773     PISSN: 17583756     EISSN: 17583764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2011.7.1.25     Document Type: Article

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