April 28, 2011Journal of the American College of Cardiology
ACCF/AHA 2011 Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly
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“Adequate control of high blood pressure in the elderly can significantly reduce cardiovascular events and mortality, and is much more cost-effective than treating heart problems that result from uncontrolled hypertension. The real concern is that a majority of elderly people have suboptimal control of their blood pressure and — until recently — many clinicians didn't treat hypertension in octogenarians because they worried that doing so would increase mortality.”
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