title: Diuretics in the treatment of elderly hypertensive patients.
abstract: Systolic arterial hypertension is the most common variable of the hypertensive disease and it is mainly concentrated in individuals who are 60 years old and older. At a global level, such population is rapidly growing in every society. In senior persons, losing weight and lowering sodium consumption helps decreasing Blood pressure (BP). Using antihypertensive medications reduces cardiovascular mortality. In this chapter the management of BP with diuretics is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Guadalajara, Coordinador del Programa de Posgrado de Medicina Interna de Conacyt, Hospital Civil Dr. Juan I. Menchaca, Jalisco, Mexico. uinvest_calvo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cesar G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Calvo Vargas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D049971:Thiazides / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D049971:Thiazides