title: [[Hypertension treatment of elderly men in Iceland].
abstract: Until recently neither the extent of antihypertensive drug usage in Iceland nor its distribution among drug classes was known. Of the 1,145 men aged 70-84 years alive in 1991, 834 participated in a study carried out by Hjartnavernd, the Heart Association. A history of hypertension or the presence of high blood pressure when measured at the Associations institute were found in 429 men, of whom 157 were on medication for hypertension alone: 95 on single drug treatment, 49 on two drugs, and five on three drugs, no information being available for the remaining eight. The most widely used drugs were diuretics or beta-blockers, of which diuretics apparently yielded better results. Of combined regiments, that of beta-blockers and diuretics was by far the most common, followed by ACE- (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors and diuretics, and beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers. Thus, both medical and economic factors suggest that diuretics should be used in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Islands Universitet, Reykjavík.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sigurthardóttir
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Einarsson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sigfússon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hartharson
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004232:Diuretics
vernacular_title: Hypertonibehandling av äldre män på Island.