title: Hypertension in the elderly.
abstract: Elderly people have a very high prevalence of hypertension, which markedly increases their risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Convincing evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy in reducing these risks significantly. With appropriate caution, most elderly hypertensives can be treated and thereby protected from many of the debilities of old age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-8899, USA.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents