[Effects of comprehensive intervention on prognosis of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effects of comprehensive intervention on prognosis of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly.


METHODS
A 12-years prospective and controlled study was conducted with 207 elderly patients of isolated systolic hypertension enrolled. According to the study project and procedure, 99 patients were allocated to the intervention group and 108 patients in the control group. All the events of cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular disorders, nephrovascular diseases and death were recorded and analyzed.


RESULTS
A 12-year consecutive follow-up showed that the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular disorders, nephrovascular diseases and their ages at death were 41.49%, 26.60% and 75.6 years, respectively, in the intervention group, and 77.45%, 53.92% and 70.2 years, respectively, in the control group, with statistically significant difference. Survival rate in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Comprehensive intervention for a long time could remarkably improve their clinical prognosis of the elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension.
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Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Zhuzhou No. 331 Hospital, Zhuzhou, Hunan 412002, China.
Yan
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Liu
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies