Hypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients

The prevalence of arterial hypertension, particularly systolic hypertension, is constantly rising worldwide. This is mainly the clinical expression of arterial stiffening as a result of the population’s aging. Chronic elevation in blood pressure represents a major risk factor not only for cardiovasc...

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Published in:Circulation research 2019-03, Vol.124 (7), p.1045-1060
Main Authors: Benetos, Athanase, Petrovic, Mirko, Strandberg, Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Antihypertensive Agents - adverse effects
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Cardiology and cardiovascular system
Clinical Decision-Making
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Frail Elderly
Frailty - diagnosis
Frailty - epidemiology
Frailty - physiopathology
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatry and gerontology
Human health and pathology
Humans
Hypertension - diagnosis
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - physiopathology
Life Sciences
Male
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
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