Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Jul;34(4):687-695. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2019.196. Epub 2019 Jul 1.
As the prevalence of hypertension in the elderly population is increasing, information regarding the characteristics, optimal blood pressure targets, and special considerations for elderly hypertensive patients is needed to improve clinical outcomes. Various factors should be considered when managing hypertension in elderly patients, and there are many controversial issues and conflicting results related to the optimal treatment of hypertension in the elderly. In this review, we provide an overview of the epidemiology and characteristics of elderly hypertensive patients and discuss the optimal treatment of hypertension in elderly people.
随着老年人群高血压患病率的增加,需要了解老年高血压患者的特征、最佳血压目标和特殊考虑因素,以改善临床结局。在管理老年高血压患者时应考虑各种因素,并且与老年人高血压最佳治疗相关的许多有争议的问题和相互矛盾的结果。在这篇综述中,我们概述了老年高血压患者的流行病学和特征,并讨论了老年人高血压的最佳治疗方法。