Antihypertensive Treatment in the Elderly and Very Elderly: Always ＂the Lower, the Better?
Antihypertensive Treatment in the Elderly and Very Elderly: Always ＂the Lower, the Better?
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Limiteds
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Limiteds
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Arterial hypertension (HT) is age dependent and, with the prolongation of life expectancy, affects more and more elderly people. In the elderly, HT is a risk factor for organ damage and cardiovascular (CV) events. Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic reduction of blood pressure (BP) is associated with a corresponding decrease in systolic-diastol...
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Antihypertensive Treatment in the Elderly and Very Elderly: Always ＂the Lower, the Better?
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eaf9384ce36d4bd1be660b96a5fb0c27
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eaf9384ce36d4bd1be660b96a5fb0c27
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2090-0392,2090-0384
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2090-0392
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10.1155/2012/590683
