Treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly should be based on nonpharmacological measures and medical therapy if the systolic hypertension cannot be controlled by conservative therapy alone.
particularly in the elderly Systolic hypertension is the most common type of hypertension in the elderly, and occurs as a result of age-related structural and functional changes in the vasculature ...
Arterial hypertension in the elderly is a major health economy burden. Systolic hypertension is an expression of increased arterial stiffness, especially of the large arteries. Adequate ...