[Treatment of elderly hypertension with Ca channel blockers].
Many studies have shown that treatment with calcium channel blockers (CCB) decreases cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in elderly hypertensive patients. Many CCBs are now commercially available in Japan. CCBs recently developed have long lasting hypotensive effect and improve patient's compliance. CCB is one of the first line drugs for elderly hypertensive according to the recent international guidelines. Guidelines of Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH2004) also recommend CCB as a first line drug in elderly hypertensive patients. We summarize the results of the studies using CCB in elderly hypertensive patients and the therapeutic strategy using CCB in elderly hypertensive patients.
Saito
Fumio
F
Department of Cardiology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital.
Kushiro
Toshio
T
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers