Drug treatment of hypertension in older people in an academic hospital-based geriatrics practice
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Changing the type of antihypertensive drug in a geriatrics practice can actively reduce high blood pressure. Medication adjustments in 1,051 older patients involved more frequent use of diuretics and beta-blockers but fewer use of calcium channel blockers. Four percent of the hypertensives received no relevant drug therapy. Seventy percent of all patients achieved blood pressure readings below 140/90 mm Hg.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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Underutilization of cardiac medication in the Pacemaker Selection in the Elderly study
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The dangers of inadequate dosing and prescribing of cardiac medications in older patients are often overlooked. Some research has shown that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, aspirin, beta-blockers, and warfarin are not prescribed correctly in older heart patients. Medical publications and research should educate physicians about the need to medicate properly.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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