Why the study?
Does treatment of hypertension improve survival in very old patients (aged 80 years and older)?
Does treatment of hypertension improve survival in very old patients (aged 80 years and older)?
Treatment of hypertension in patients aged 80 years and older may be associated with increased mortality, suggesting the need to stratify older subjects by physiologic vigor rather than age alone.
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James S. Goodwin (2003) conducted a review in Hypertension. Hypertension treatment vs. Control was evaluated on Total mortality (14% higher, p=0.05).
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