The treatment of hypertension in the elderly.
In developed countries 50% of the elderly suffer from hypertension. Raised systolic or diastolic blood pressure is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and there is no clear evidence that antihypertensive treatment can reduce this. This article reviews the value of treatment, whom to treat, and the principles of the treatment of hypertension in the elderly. However, the paucity of research in this field limits one's judgement in giving a valid opinion.
D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole