Key result
The 2002 revised Japanese guidelines recommend antihypertensive treatment for elderly patients to prevent cardiovascular diseases, with careful consideration of physiological changes and quality of life.
Advocates cautious BP lowering in elderly hypertensives; leaves open need for updated RCTs on optimal targets.
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Ogihara et al. (2003) conducted a review in Hypertension. Antihypertensive therapy was evaluated. The 2002 revised Japanese guidelines recommend antihypertensive treatment for elderly patients to prevent cardiovascular diseases, with careful consideration of physiological changes and quality of life.
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