Why the study?
Does immediate active antihypertensive treatment reduce fatal cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensives?
Population
Elderly hypertensives (pooled from 6 major randomized controlled trials)
Comparison
Immediate active antihypertensive treatment… vs Withholding antihypertensive treatment unless…
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
Loading...
Supports immediate antihypertensive treatment in elderly hypertensives; confirms mortality benefit in Level 1 meta-analysis.
Does immediate active antihypertensive treatment reduce fatal cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensives?
Diuretic-based antihypertensive treatment in the elderly significantly reduces fatal stroke, coronary events, and cardiovascular mortality.
Lever et al. (1995) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: