There is overwhelming evidence that pharmacologic treatment of isolated systolic
hypertension (ISH)(systolic blood pressure≥ 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure< 90 …

Over half of all people over the age of 65 in the US have hypertension. In most cases this is
diagnosed because of increased systolic blood pressure. It is now recognized that systolic …

Objective: To study if the reduction of BP in elderly with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH)
or with systolic diastolic (SDH) accompanies parallel reduction of PP. Patients and Methods …

Background Isolated systolic hypertension occurs in about 15% of people aged 60 years or
older. In 1989, the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly …

Hypertension, including isolated systolic hypertension, is one of the major risk factors for
stroke and coronary heart disease in elderly subjects, and is a common antecedent of heart …

We examined the effect of chlorthalidone-based stepped care on the competing risks of
cardiovascular (CV) versus non-CV death in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly …

Cites a study of the European Trial on isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) in the elderly,
published in the'Journal of Human Hypertension.'Relation of systolic blood pressure and …

Background Previous meta-analysis of outcome trials in hypertension have not specifically
focused on isolated systolic hypertension or they have explained treatment benefit mainly in …

Effective treatment of hypertension in the elderly requires an understanding of both the
progressive course of the disease and the impact of aging on the cardiovascular system …

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is a more reliable predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
events than is diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Perhaps the reduction of SBP should be more …