Kaplan N M
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-8899, USA.
Annu Rev Med. 1995;46:27-35. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.46.1.27.
Elderly people have a very high prevalence of hypertension, which markedly increases their risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Convincing evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy in reducing these risks significantly. With appropriate caution, most elderly hypertensives can be treated and thereby protected from many of the debilities of old age.
老年人高血压患病率极高，这显著增加了他们患心血管疾病和死亡的风险。确凿证据表明，抗高血压治疗能有效显著降低这些风险。谨慎适度的话，大多数老年高血压患者可以接受治疗，从而免受许多老年虚弱之苦。
