title: Focus: hypertension in the aged population.
abstract: The treatment of the elderly hypertensive patients has reduced the incidence of strokes, cardiovascular events, and cardiovascular morbidity. Regrettably, few hypertensive patients over 80 years of age are being treated, and those who are, are not being treated effectively. Hypertension, at any age, should be treated with a goal of BP <140/90 mmHg, as set by the Joint National Committee on Hypertension. This message should be spread throughout the medical community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fla, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Futterman
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents