Systolic hypertension should not be treated in persons aged 80 and older until blood pressure is greater than 160 mmHg
J Am Geriatr Soc
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2013 Jul;61(7):1197-8.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.12322_1.
Author
John E Morley
1
Affiliation
1
Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA. morley@slu.edu
PMID:
23855844
DOI:
10.1111/jgs.12322_1
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Aged, 80 and over
Antihypertensive Agents*
Blood Pressure Determination
Contraindications
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy*
Hypertension / physiopathology*
Male
Systole
Substances
Antihypertensive Agents
Grants and funding
P01 AG004390/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
P60 AG008812/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
R37 AG025037/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States