Key result
Recent evidence guides clinical decision-making for mild hypertension in adults aged 65 or younger.
Why the study?
Deciding whether to treat patients with mild hypertension remains difficult, with recent large studies attempting to guide treatment decisions in adults aged 65 years or less.
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Population
Adults aged 65 years or less
Design
Review of recent large studies
Review of mild hypertension evidence in adults ≤65 may guide decisions; leaves open precise treatment thresholds.
Whether to treat a patient with mild hypertension has always been a difficult decision.1 Several recent large studies have attempted to provide some help in deciding whom to treat. This article reviews the evidence in adults aged 65 years or less. A further article will consider treatment in the older patient.
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K Hiwada (1988) studied this question. Treatment of mild hypertension in adults aged 65 years or younger is reviewed to provide guidance on clinical decision-making based on recent large studies.