Blood pressure change and antihypertensive treatment in old and very old people: Evidence of age, sex and cohort effects

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-203

  Molander, L ^a   Lovheim H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cohort effect; Epidemiology; Very old

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; RENIN INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE RATE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874114114     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.14     Document Type: Article

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