Improving outcomes for older hypertensive patients: is more intensive treatment better?

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2022 Jan;20(1):1-3. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2034500. Epub 2022 Feb 1.

Authors

Yue Deng¹, Guohui Zhang², Lu Wang¹, Jun Cai¹

Affiliations

¹ Hypertension Center, FuWai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Zhenjiang First People's Hospital, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

PMID: 35103577
DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2034500

No abstract available

Keywords: Blood pressure; cardiovascular outcome; hypertension; intensive treatment; older patients.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Blood Pressure
Humans
Hypertension* / drug therapy

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents