Why the study?
Does antihypertensive therapy prevent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in patients over 65 years old with hypertension?
Population
Patients over 65 years old with pure systolic or systolic plus diastolic hypertension
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports treating hypertension in the elderly; challenges historical caution but leaves open need for confirmatory trials.
Does antihypertensive therapy prevent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in patients over 65 years old with hypertension?
The authors advocate for treating hypertension in the elderly (systolic >160 or diastolic >95 mm Hg) using a revised stepped-care approach to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications.
Radin et al. (1981) studied this question.
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