Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Elderly

The incidence of hypertension is high in the elderly and is present in 2/3 of the patients older than 65 years. Prevalence can reach 90% in patients older than 80 years. The presence of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is characteristic of this population. However, the prevalence of hypertension...

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Main Authors: Juan Diego Mediavilla García, Fernando Jaén Águila, Celia Fernández Torres, Blas Gil Extremera, Juan Jiménez Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/548286