RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Maximizing antihypertensive management in the elderly
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 551
OP 553
VO 67
IS 8
A2 Wilke, William S.
A1 Kaplan, Norman
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/8/551.abstract
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.