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Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality
BMC Geriatrics, 07/02/09
Aguado A et al. - The prevalence of hypertension in population aged 80 or more was over 70%. Most patients were aware of this condition and they had antihypertensive medication prescribed. Approximately one third of treated patients had blood pressure below 140/90 mm Hg. Patients with heart disease and with diuretics had more frequently blood pressure below this value.
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Incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction and of 2-year mortality in 577 elderly patients undergoing noncardiac vascular surgery treated with and without statins
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10/19/09
Trajectories of Entering the Metabolic Syndrome. The Framingham Heart Study
Circulation, 11/04/09
Effect of early treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs on short and long-term mortality in patients with an acute cardiovascular event
Cochrane Reviews, 10/27/09
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A selective endothelin-receptor antagonist to reduce blood pressure in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet, 10/27/09
Obesity-Related Cardiorenal Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 10/20/09
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Atherosclerosis, 10/07/09
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