Messerli F H, Losem C J
Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1990 May;6(2):335-44.
Recent studies have documented that arterial hypertension increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality even in the geriatric population. Some elderly hypertensive patients, like younger patients, can benefit from antihypertensive therapy. Antihypertensive therapy should be carefully adjusted to suit the cardiovascular pathophysiology of elderly patients.
最近的研究表明，即使在老年人群中，动脉高血压也会增加心血管疾病的发病率和死亡率。一些老年高血压患者与年轻患者一样，能从抗高血压治疗中获益。抗高血压治疗应仔细调整，以适应老年患者的心血管病理生理学。
