Why the study?
Does antihypertensive therapy reduce coronary artery disease, stroke, and death in women and the elderly?
Does antihypertensive therapy reduce coronary artery disease, stroke, and death in women and the elderly?
Antihypertensive treatment is highly effective in the elderly, but should be approached conservatively with lifestyle modifications first in young and middle-aged women due to lack of proven benefit and potential harm.
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May warrant conservative management in young and middle-aged women; leaves open confirmation via dedicated randomized trials.
Reynolds et al. (1996) studied this question.