Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

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Authors

Nigel Beckett · Imperial College London

Ruth Peters · Imperial College London

Astrid Fletcher · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Jan A. Staessen · KU Leuven

Lisheng Liu · Hypertension Institute

Dan L. Dumitraşcu · Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-Napoca

Vassil Stoyanovsky

Abstract

The results provide evidence that antihypertensive treatment with indapamide (sustained release), with or without perindopril, in persons 80 years of age or older is beneficial. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00122811 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Sodium Intake and Health Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 358, Issue 18, pp. 1887-1898

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0801369

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