Antihypertensive treatment in the elderly and very elderly: Always "the lower, the better?"

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mazza, Alberto ^a   Ramazzina, Emilio ^a   Cuppini, Stefano ^a   Armigliato, Michela ^a   Schiavon, Laura ^a   Rossetti, Ciro ^a   Marzolo, Marco ^a   Santoro, Giancarlo ^a   Ravenni, Roberta ^a   Zuin, Marco ^a   Zorzan, Sara ^a   Rubello, Domenico ^a   Casiglia, Edoardo ^b  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CAPTOPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; PINDOLOL; TRIAMTERENE;

AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84868285089     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/590683     Document Type: Review

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