A significant proportion of older adults hospitalized for non-cardiac conditions receive potentially inappropriate intensification of antihypertensive therapy at discharge.
One in seven older adults admitted to hospital for common non-cardiac conditions were discharged with intensified antihypertensive treatment. More than half of intensifications occurred in patients with previously well controlled outpatient blood pressure. More attention is needed to reduce potentially harmful overtreatment of blood pressure as older adults transition from hospital to home.
Anderson et al. (Wed,) studied this question.