Hypertension: Classification, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treat

Hypertension in Long-Term Care Center Residents

Information concerning the prevalence and management of hypertension in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities is beginning to…    

Patient Adherence and Resistant Hypertension

Effective management of hypertension in an older individual requires an approach that promotes the patient’s adherence to its…    

Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies

Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies are defined by the necessity to reduce blood pressure quickly to prevent target organ…    

Overview of Hypertension Pharmacologic Treatments

The general approach to pharmacologic treatment of hypertension is outlined in JNC-VI. Treatment is stratified as a…    

Hypertension Nonpharmacologic Treatment Modalities

There are several reasons to review the role of nonpharmacological treatment modalities in treating geriatric hypertension. The older…    

General Approach to Hypertension Therapy and Monitoring

As is the case in the approach to treatment of other chronic diseases in an older patient, it…    

Hypertension Treatment: Results from Clinical Trials

There is now no question that a significant reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality results from…    

General Approach to Therapy and Monitoring

As is the case in the approach to treatment of other chronic diseases in an older patient, it…    

Target Organ Damage and Risk Factor Assessment

Once the diagnosis of hypertension has been appropriately made and secondary causes considered, the remainder of the evaluation…    

Hypertension Diagnosis: Secondary Causes

The approach to the evaluation for secondary and potentially reversible factors that may account for the increase in…    

Hypertension Diagnosis and Evaluation

Measurement Issues
In light of the greater variability in blood pressure among older individuals (due,…