Cardiac and renal damage in the elderly hypertensive

In the elderly patient with essential hypertension of long duration or de novo systolic hypertension, the prevalence of co-morbid conditions, be they apparent or not, the burden of associated diseases and the alteration in nutritional status and lifestyle, result in specific problems with regards to...

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Main Authors: Jean Ribstein, Guilhem Du Cailar, Alberto Zanchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2002-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:http://jra.sagepub.com/content/3/1_suppl/16.full.pdf