Converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of elderly hypertensives.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are gaining acceptance as safe and effective agents for treatment of hypertension. Addressed in this review of the available literature are the questions whether they are effective in lowering blood pressure in the elderly, whether their effects are age-related, and what effects, if any, do they have on morbidity and mortality in geriatric hypertension.
Amery
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Department of Pathophysiology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Van Hoof
R
R
Bielen
E
E
Fagard
R
R
Staessen
J
J
Thijs
L
L
Vanhees
L
L
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004656:Enalapril