Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: Management of Hypertension in Octogenarians.
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Date publication
juillet 2015
Journal
JAMA
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ROSSIGNOL Patrick
Tous les auteurs :
Benetos A, Rossignol P, Cherubini A, Joly L, Grodzicki T, Rajkumar C, Strandberg TE, Petrovic M
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Hypertension treatment is beneficial for most hypertensive patients. The benefits for patients who are very old and frail, especially those taking numerous medications, are less certain.
Mots clés
Age Factors, Aged, 80 and over, Antihypertensive Agents, therapeutic use, Blood Pressure, drug effects, Female, Frail Elderly, Humans, Hypertension, drug therapy, Male, Polypharmacy, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Precision Medicine
Référence
JAMA. 2015 Jul 14;314(2):170-80