Management of Hypertension in the Elderly and Frail Patient.
Drugs Aging
; 39(10): 763-772, 2022 10.
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ABSTRACT
Hypertension is a frequent finding in elderly patients. Hypertension in older age can be both associated with frailty and represent a risk factor for frailty. Hypertension is recognized as a main risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke and the occurrence of these diseases may provoke a decline in health status and/or worsen the degree of frailty. Blood pressure targets in hypertensive older and frail patients are not completely defined. However, specific evaluations of individual patients and their co-morbidities and assessment of domains and components of frailty, together with weighted consideration of drug use, may help in finding the appropriate therapy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Atrial
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Fragilidad
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drugs Aging
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
NEW ZEALAND
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NOVA ZELÂNDIA
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NUEVA ZELANDA
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NZ