Why the study?
Does blood pressure reduction therapy reduce cardiovascular complications in elderly hypertensive patients?
Population
Elderly hypertensive patients
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports BP lowering in selected elderly hypertensives; leaves open optimal modern regimens and generalizability.
Does blood pressure reduction therapy reduce cardiovascular complications in elderly hypertensive patients?
This review highlights that treating hypertension in the elderly with thiazide diuretics and beta-blockers safely reduces cardiovascular complications, particularly stroke.
Kendall et al. (1993) studied this question.
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