[Hypertension in the elderly: What we need to know].
Hipertensión del anciano: qué debemos conocer.
Hipertensión sistólica aislada
Hipotensión ortostática
Isolated systolic hypertension
Orthostatic hypotension
Rigidez vascular y fragilidad
Vascular stifness and fragility
Journal
Hipertension y riesgo vascular
ISSN: 1989-4805
Titre abrégé: Hipertens Riesgo Vasc
Pays: Spain
ID NLM: 101510649
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
01
07
2020
revised:
12
09
2020
accepted:
22
10
2020
pubmed:
27
11
2020
medline:
16
12
2021
entrez:
26
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
More than two thirds of people over 65 are hypertensive. Along with the high prevalence, hypertension is associated by comorbidities that originates a heterogeneous elderly population in relation to their autonomy and functional capacity. At this age, hypertension has special characteristics that make its management difficult, highlighting by isolated systolic hypertension due to the vascular stiffness typical of aging. Although decision-making is based on the clinical measurement of blood pressure, it is known that in the elderly pressure is subject to numerous influences: temporal (absence of night dipping), of the environment (exacerbation of the white coat phenomenon) and of the position (orthostatic hypotension). These circumstances must be taken into account when evaluating and deciding on therapy. At this age, there is sufficient evidence that treatment reduces both cardiovascular morbimortality and all-cause mortality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33239263
pii: S1889-1837(20)30093-3
doi: 10.1016/j.hipert.2020.10.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
spa
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
91-98Informations de copyright
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