HIGHER blood pressure goals in some elderly patients
You'll hear it's now okay to aim for HIGHER blood pressure goals in some elderly patients. Actually, it's often desirable.
Hypertension can be tricky to treat in the elderly...especially if just the systolic BP is high and diastolic is already less than 90 mmHg.
We know that lowering SYSTOLIC BP decreases cardiovascular risk.
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