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Chapter 13 - Hypertension in the elderly

from Section III - Care of the elderly by organ system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

By
Sonia Sehgal ,
Neetu Bhola  and
Jung Hee Han
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Christine Arenson ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Daniel Swagerty ,
Laura Mosqueda ,
Maria Fiatarone Singh  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Daniel Swagerty
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Laura Mosqueda
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Maria Fiatarone Singh
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Washington DC
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Summary

Hypertension affects older Americans more than any other age group. Not only is hypertension the most common outpatient medical condition in the United States regardless of age, but it poses a unique challenge to those caring for the geriatric population. Adverse outcomes have been shown to decrease with appropriately managed blood pressure. Therefore, it is imperative for health care providers to be adept at individualized therapy for the older adult patient while accounting for likely multiple comorbidities in hopes of preventing kidney failure, stroke, and heart disease.
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 187 - 191
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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