Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

Abstract

The results provide evidence that antihypertensive treatment with indapamide (sustained release), with or without perindopril, in persons 80 years of age or older is beneficial. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00122811 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

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MedicineIndapamideBlood pressureStroke (engine)PerindoprilPlaceboInternal medicineDiureticConfidence intervalAngiotensin-converting enzymeSittingSurgeryCardiology

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 358
Issue: 18
Pages: 1887-1898
Citations: 3038
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                                    Nigel Beckett, 
                                
                                    Ruth Peters, 
                                
                                    Astrid Fletcher
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 358
                            (18)
                            , 1887-1898.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0801369
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0801369