Provides a concise summary of the 10 most important takeaways from the 2011 ACCF/AHA expert consensus document on managing hypertension in the elderly.
Clinicians should verify against post-2011 guidelines before applying; leaves open whether 2011 takeaways remain valid amid newer trials.
The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association 2011 Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and in Circulation, and will be published in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension and the Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. This document has also been developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, the American Geriatrics Society, the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, the American Society of Hypertension, the American Society of Nephrology, the Association of Black Cardiologists, and the European Society of Hypertension. The present article is a short summary emphasizing the 10 most important things to learn from this document.
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