Adequate controlled blood pressure decreases the risk of cardiovascular events. However,
the elderly are more vulnerable and thereby more prone to side effects of antihypertensive …

Introduction: Hypertension is an important risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases.
It is more prevalent in the elderly population. Recently updated American and European …

Current antihypertensive strategies do not take into account that individual characteristics
may influence the magnitude of blood pressure (BP) reduction. Guidelines promote trial-and …

Previous studies showed that postmenopausal women are more likely to have poorly
controlled hypertension than men of the same age. Whether this is caused by inadequate …

A robust database provides abundant evidence that non-pharmacological and
pharmacological treatment of elderly hypertensives can prevent and/or postpone occurrence …

In Europe the average life expectancy at birth has risen from around 45 years in the 1900s to
65.6 years in 1950 to 1955 to 75.1 years in 2005 to 2010, and in the EU27 it is expected to …

Background Changes in antihypertensive drug treatment are paramount in the adequate
management of patients with hypertension, still, there is little information regarding changes …

The appropriate target blood pressure (BP) in elderly patients with hypertension remains
uncertain. We investigated the relationship between morning home systolic blood pressure …

Today, the lifetime risk of patients aged 55–65 years to receive antihypertensive drugs
approaches 60%. Yet, recent trials suggest that hypertension is not adequately controlled in …

Objectives Hypertension is the leading modifiable cause of mortality worldwide. Unlike many
conditions where limited evidence exists for management of older individuals, multiple large …