Therapy of hypertension in elderly population and its potential risks.

Abstract

Arerial hypertension is comon in subjects 65 years old and includes in majority of subjects systolic/diastolic form or isolated systolic hypertension. Basic therapeutic principles to the therapy of hypertension of elderly subjects are summarized. Slow and careful uptitration of antihypertensive therapy is recommended. Potential complications and caveats of therapy are also discussed, which are especially related to older frail subjects. Pharmacotherapy of hypertension in elderly is in vast majority of subjects highly beneficial with decrease of cardiovascular (CV) events and CV mortality.

• Authors: Jiří Widimský
• Journal: Vnitrni lekarstvi (Vnitr Lek) Vol. 68 Issue 7 Pg. 461-464 ( 2022) ISSN: 0042-773X [Print] Czech Republic
• Vernacular Title: Léčba hypertenze starších osob a její úskalí.
• PMID: 36402573 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antihypertensive Agents

Topics

• Aged
• Humans
• Antihypertensive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Hypertension (complications, drug therapy)
• Systole
• Diastole