PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kashif N. Chaudhry AU - Patricia Chavez AU - Jerzy Gasowski AU - Tomasz Grodzicki AU - Franz H. Messerli TI - Hypertension in the elderly: Some practical considerations AID - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12017 DP - 2012 Oct 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 694--704 VI - 79 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/694.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/694.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Oct 01; 79 AB - Data from randomized controlled trials suggest that treating hypertension in the elderly, including octogenarians, may substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. However, treatment remains challenging because of comorbidities and aging-related changes. We present common case scenarios encountered while managing elderly patients with hypertension, including secondary hypertension, adverse effects of drugs, labile hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, and dementia.