Despite proven benefits of blood pressure (BP) reduction in older individuals, there is a considerable disagreement between major guidelines surrounding the optimal levels of BP treatment and control to be achieved. Given the high prevalence of older adults with hypertension, nurse practitioners should ...
Cross-sectional analysis of the association between salt intake and blood pressure in community-dwelling older adults in Japan (SONIC study): the results suggest that salt intake may not be related to blood pressure in older adults with physical frailty. Hiroko Yoshida Mai Kabayama Kei Kamide ...
Effects of exercise training on home blood pressure values in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. J Hypertens 2001; 19: 1045–1052. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Seki M, Inoue R, Ohkubo T, Kikuya M, Hara A, Metoki H, Hirose T, Tsubota-Utsugi M, Asayama K, Kanno A, Obara T...
Numerous double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies have demonstrated that antihypertensive drug therapy reduces cardiovascular events in older adults. All antihypertensive drugs may predispose older patients to the development of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension and postprandial hypotension, and ...
Are there separate guidelines for the elderly? The2014 BP guidelines (JNC 8), which were known as the JNC 8, had a different cut-off for older people, which was at 150 mmHg. Now, there is no difference based on age. As a result, an individual aged 65 or older will be r...
Should we prefer different drugs to treat hypertension in older and younger adults? Practical implications of clinical trials: American perspective. Reboldi G. Should we prefer different drugs to treat hypertension in older and younger adults? Practical implications of clinical trials: European ...
Masters for the consumer handouts are nicely formatted and copy well. Consumer materials are also available in Spanish. This module makes preparation and teaching about hypertension to older adults easy. Cite this article as Kolasa K. Teaching Older Adults about DASH, Module 4: Hypertension [New ...
representing a significant burden in term of treatment and risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. There are evidences that compared to less active men and women, older adults who are physically active have lower rates of hypertension. However, only a few trials have evaluated the role of lifesty...
(ACP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) jointly developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations based on the benefits and harms of higher versus lower blood pressure targets for the treatment of hypertension in adults aged 60 years or older....
one cardiovascular event (cerebrovascular or cardiac). Twelve trials in primarily younger and middle-aged adults involved approximately 33 000 persons. For all outcomes except cardiac mortality, two to fourtimes as many of the younger subjects as the older subjects needed to be treated for 5 years...