Clinical tips: hypertension in older people


pharmacist checking blood pressure of senior man
Ben Basger takes a look at hypertension, its causes and the risks it poses What do we know about hypertension in older people? We know that there is a marked increase in the prevalence of hypertension with aging. By age 70 years, approximately 65% of men and 75% of women have hypertension. In older persons,

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