Systolic blood pressure and outcomes in frail older adults

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2021 May 2;82(5):1-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0181. Epub 2021 May 26.

Abstract

Hypertension is diagnosed in the majority of older people with frailty, in whom blood pressure prognosis is not well understood. This editorial describes recent evidence on blood pressure and outcomes in older people with frailty.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Pressure
  • Frail Elderly
  • Frailty* / diagnosis
  • Frailty* / epidemiology
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / epidemiology
  • Prognosis