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January 1, 2012World Journal of CardiologyOpen Access

Hypertension in the elderly

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Why the study?

Does treating hypertension improve quality of life and lower cardiovascular complications in the elderly?

Population

Elderly patients with hypertension

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Authors

NLNikolaos Lionakis

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Overview

Supports hypertension treatment in elderly for QoL and CV risk reduction; leaves open optimal targets for RCTs in frail subgroups.

Structured PICO

Does treating hypertension improve quality of life and lower cardiovascular complications in the elderly?

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Population
Elderly patients with hypertension
I
Intervention
Treatment of hypertension
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Outcome
Quality of life and incidence of cardiovascular complications

Treating hypertension in the elderly is important to improve quality of life and reduce cardiovascular complications.

Cite This Study

Nikolaos Lionakis (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70325584cc45bb7bdfb7f0https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.135
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