Hypertension in the elderly

Norman M Kaplan

doi:10.1146/annurev.med.46.1.27

Hypertension in the elderly

Norman M Kaplan

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Abstract

Elderly people have a very high prevalence of hypertension, which markedly increases their risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Convincing evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy in reducing these risks significantly. With appropriate caution, most elderly hypertensives can be treated and thereby protected from many of the debilities of old age.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	27-35
Number of pages	9
Journal	Annual review of medicine
Volume	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.46.1.27
State	Published - Jan 1 1995

Keywords

Antihypertensive therapy
Hypotension

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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