title: Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: a consensus guideline from Canada.
abstract: The authors, who are members of the Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service and the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization program, recommend that antihypertensive treatment be less intense in elderly patients who are frail. This paper reviews their recommendations and the evidence behind them.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia; co-founder of the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program laurie.mallery@cdha.nshealth.ca.
authors.forename: Laurie Herzig
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mallery
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Continuing Professional Development, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service, Continuing Professional Development, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Isobel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.affiliation: Drug Evaluation Unit, Capital Health, Department of Pharmacy, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, College of Pharmacy, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Masters in Applied Health Sciences Research Candidate, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia; co-founder of the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program.
authors.forename: Paige
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moorhouse
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002170:Canada; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic