title: Results of clinical trials regarding the efficacy of treating hypertension.
abstract: Results of recently conducted clinical trials on the efficacy of treatment of hypertension in the elderly are reviewed. The findings of these clinical trials indicate that hypertension in the elderly (that is, diastolic blood pressure of 95 mmHg and above) must be treated so that the catastrophic clinical complications of hypertension in the elderly (that is, stroke) are prevented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis 95616.
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Borhani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide