Your Article Summary
See Latest ArticlesHypertension 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.
Related Articles
Effective strategies for management of hypertension after vascular endothelial growth factor signaling inhibition therapy: Results from a phase II randomized, factorial, double-blind study of cediranib in patients with advanced solid tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11/13/09
Relevance Score: 94%
Practical strategies for management of hypertension in the elderly
Internet Source, 10/13/09
Relevance Score: 92%
Hypertension in Women: More Evidence for the Role of Lifestyle
Nursing for Women's Health, 10/12/09
Relevance Score: 92%
Hypertension treatment and management concerns in the elderly
Aging Health, 10/07/09
Relevance Score: 92%
Intradialytic Hypertension: A Less-Recognized Cardiovascular Complication of Hemodialysis
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 10/28/09
Relevance Score: 91%
Today in Epidemiology...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in a Community Cohort in Taiwan
American Journal of Epidemiology, 12/17/09
Distribution and Cardiovascular Risk Correlates of Plasma Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Levels in Asymptomatic Young Adults from a Biracial Community: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Annals of Epidemiology , 12/16/09
Metabolic syndrome is a significant and independent risk factor for increased arterial stiffness in Japanese subjects
Hypertension Research, 12/15/09
Today in Hypertension...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Tea (Tisane) Lowers Blood Pressure in Prehypertensive and Mildly Hypertensive Adults
The Journal of Nutrition, 12/17/09
Role of coenzyme Q10 in cardiac disease, hypertension and Meniere-like syndrome
Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 12/17/09
Late-Onset Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension After a Successful Atrial or Arterial Switch Procedure for Transposition of the Great Arteries
Pediatric Cardiology, 12/17/09