PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Wilke, William S.
AU  - Norman Kaplan
TI  - Maximizing antihypertensive management in the elderly
DP  - 2000 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 551--553
VI  - 67
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/8/551.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/8/551.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Aug 01; 67
AB  - The management of hypertension in the elderly is safer and more effective if we consider diurnal fluctuations in blood pressure, preexisting postural and postprandial hypotension, and coronary risk when setting therapeutic goals and selecting or adjusting antihypertensive medications. Lifestyle modifications should coincide with drug therapy in the management of elderly hypertensive patients. The author suggests a checklist of specific considerations when treating hypertension in the elderly.