Anti-hypertensive medications and cardiovascular events in older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Anti-hypertensive medications and cardiovascular events in older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Randomized trials of anti-hypertensive treatment demonstrating reduced risk of cardiovascular events in older adults included participants with less comorbidity than clinical populations. Whether these results generalize to all older adults, most of whom have multiple chronic conditions, is uncertai...

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Main Authors: Mary E Tinetti, Ling Han, Gail J McAvay, David S H Lee, Peter Peduzzi, John A Dodson, Cary P Gross, Bingqing Zhou, Haiqun Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948696?pdf=render

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