Treatment With Multiple Blood Pressure Medications, Achieved Blood Pressure, and Mortality in Older Nursing Home Residents: The PARTAGE Study.

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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

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