title: Geriatric hypertension controversies (Part I): Initial Tx.
abstract: The assumption that reducing blood pressure with drugs will be harmful or intolerable in older patients is not supported by treatment trials that have been reported to date. Patients treated nonpharmacologically need to be followed as closely as if they were receiving drug treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors