The older patient with hypertension: Care and cure

Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Borghi, Claudio ^a   Tartagni, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypertension; Indapamide; Perindopril; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; MAGNESIUM; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; TRIAMTERENE;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEDATION; SENESCENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING CESSATION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84868644221     PISSN: 20406223     EISSN: 20406231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2040622312452189     Document Type: Review

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