Why the study?
Does drug treatment with beta-blockers and diuretics reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in elderly hypertensive patients?
Population
Elderly hypertensive men and women aged 70 and above, including those with isolated systolic hypertension
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports beta-blocker/diuretic therapy in elderly hypertensives; leaves open confirmation by contemporary RCTs.
Does drug treatment with beta-blockers and diuretics reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in elderly hypertensive patients?
Blood pressure lowering therapy with beta-blockers and diuretics should be considered in elderly hypertensives up to age 80 to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Lindholm et al. (1993) studied this question.
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