title: Hypertension in the elderly.
abstract: The decade of the 1990s has clarified the perspective on treating hypertension in the elderly and provided a wealth of evidence to assist in the treatment of elevated blood pressure in older persons. Despite this wealth of information, important questions remain about treatment of hypertension in the elderly.
authors: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, USA.
authors: W C
authors: WC
authors: Cushman
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Black
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents