South African Family PracticeTherapeutics Initiative. Treatment of elevated blood pressure in the very elderly: less is better. Ther LettTreatment of elevated blood pressure in the very elderly: less is better. South African Family Practice 51 , 26-27 /...
QUALITY OF LIFE IN SLE DURING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE DISEASE STATES: DIFFERENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH Objective: This study examined whether anxiety and depression were independently associated with elevated blood pressure in elderly persons. Method: The st... PL Dobkin,DD Costa,M...
Although recent systematic reviews (SRs) of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) support the benefit of blood pressure (BP) treatment in the elderly, the optimized target BP level remains controversial. We performed a SR to determine the clinical benefit of antihypertensive treatments with a target ...
For the study in China, researchers interviewed study participants at home about their high blood pressure treatment, education level and noted if they lived in a rural or urban environment. They were also asked to perform cognitive tests, such as immediately recalling words as part of a memory ...
Treatment of elderly hypertensives with beta-receptor blockers and/or is cost-effective according to the analyses of the results of the Swedish Trial in Old Patients with (STOP-). The cost-effectiveness ratios are low and of the same magnitude for both men and women. The results with respect...
However, if there are signs of moderate to severe dehydration (elevated resting heart rate, low blood pressure), fluids are generally given through an IV. If the patient's condition improves enough (most symptoms stop) in the emergency department, the patient may be sent home, preferably in ...
Presents a discussion of the results of the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly trial as printed in the September 13, 1986 issue of `The Lancet' journal. Analysis of the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment; Factors related to cardiovascular mortality and study-terminating...
The dose of diuretics should be as low as necessary, at the minimum effective dose, to reach and keep euvolemia. In the course of the disease, the potential for dose reductions should be checked regularly [2]. Especially in the elderly, confusion is frequently a consequence of fluid ...
For example, patients with hypertension often change the dosage of their medication when they feel that their actual blood pressure is close to normal (or even lower). About one half of them do not take the prescribed medication at all, and one-third of the rest take it in such a low ...
The incidence of adverse effects associated with excessive BP lowering was low in all of the age groups. In conclusion, our study suggests that olmesartan-based treatment was safe and useful for managing MH, WCH and sustained hypertension in elderly patients. The lack of a placebo group was a...