title: Disposition of cardiovascular drugs in the elderly.
abstract: The response to a number of cardiovascular drugs may be altered in the elderly. These changes can be explained by age-related differences in drug disposition and clearance, by changes in receptor sensitivity in the elderly, or a combination of the two.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Greenblatt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D011433:Propranolol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D011433:Propranolol