Abstract
The pharmacological treatment, mainly based on diuretics, of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) has recently been shown to reduce the risk of stroke and coronary heart disease in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to compare the antihypertensive effect and tolerability of different drug regimens in elderly subjects with ISH (systolic blood pressure-SBP-≥160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure-DBP-
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 206-212 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Heart Journal |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
Keywords
- Antihypertensive therapy
- Elderly
- Isolated systolic hypertension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Applied Mathematics
- Physiology (medical)
- Physiology