Hypertension in the elderly and the very old.
High systolic blood pressure represents a challenge for the modern world. Epidemiologists are in the best position to appreciate the importance of systolic hypertension and its cardiovascular consequences. Although the label of hypertension seems to have lower importance in the elderly, and above all in the very old, than in younger people, high systolic and high pulse pressure are risk factors for cardiovascular events and necessitates treatment. Unfortunately, due to indolence and lack of aggressiveness, only a limited fraction of elderly hypertensive patients receives adequate therapy.
Casiglia
Edoardo
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Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani No. 2, Padova I-35128, Italy. edoardo.casiglia@unipd.it
Tikhonoff
Valérie
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Pessina
Achille C
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents