Cardiovascular problems and the elderly. Hypertension and cardiac failure.
Hypertension and cardiac failure are common problems in the elderly and lead to considerable illness and death. Many powerful drugs are now available to treat these disorders. Proper anti-hypertensive management is now recognised to significantly reduce stroke and total cardiovascular events in patients up to 80 years of age.
Kelleher
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Department of Cardiology, Lidcombe Hospital, New South Wales.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents