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Date publication
juin 2015
Journal
JAMA internal medicine
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ROSSIGNOL Patrick
Tous les auteurs :
Benetos A, Labat C, Rossignol P, Fay R, Rolland Y, Valbusa F, Salvi P, Zamboni M, Manckoundia P, Hanon O, Gautier S
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Résumé
Clinical evidence supports the beneficial effects of lowering blood pressure (BP) levels in community-living, robust, hypertensive individuals older than 80 years. However, observational studies in frail elderly patients have shown no or even an inverse relationship between BP and morbidity and mortality.
Mots clés
Aged, 80 and over, Antihypertensive Agents, adverse effects, Blood Pressure, Drug Therapy, Combination, adverse effects, Female, France, Humans, Hypertension, drug therapy, Inpatients, statistics & numerical data, Italy, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mortality
Référence
JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jun;175(6):989-95
