Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years and older: the lower the better? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract

Treating hypertension in very old patients reduces stroke and heart failure with no effect on total mortality. The most reasonable strategy is the one associated with significant mortality reduction; thiazides as first-line drugs with a maximum of two drugs.

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MedicineStroke (engine)Internal medicineHeart failurePlaceboOdds ratioConfidence intervalMeta-analysisRelative riskRandomized controlled trialBlood pressureMeta-regressionCardiology

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Year: 2010
Type: review
Volume: 28
Issue: 7
Pages: 1366-1372
Citations: 182
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                                    Théodora Bejan‐Angoulvant, 
                                
                                    Mitra Saadatian‐Elahi, 
                                
                                    James M Wright
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years and older: the lower the better? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
                            Journal of Hypertension
                            , 28
                            (7)
                            , 1366-1372.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0b013e328339f9c5
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e328339f9c5