title: The older hypertensive.
abstract: In this review the hypertensive status in older subjects is briefly examined from a diversity of angles: epidemiological/semiotic; pathophysiological (including haemodynamic/vascular, renal and neurohormonal features); components of blood pressure as separate cardiovascular risk factors in their own right, results of randomized trials comparing active with placebo treatment and comparing different active regimens (including diabetics as a subgroup with excessive risk); and, finally, modalities of treatment with a view on quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. wh.birk@quicknet.nl
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Birkenhäger
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: de Leeuw
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents