Chapter 10. Hypertension

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine1,
  2. Paul Jansen2,
  3. Arduino Mangoni3
  1. Sanjeev Khindri,
  2. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch10

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

Khindri, S. and Jackson, S. (2009) Hypertension, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch10

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 3

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • hypertension, a sustained blood pressure above 140/90 MmHg;
  • hypertension - modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality;
  • compelling indications and contraindications for antihypertensive drugs;
  • clinical pharmacology of antihypertensive therapy;
  • thiazide/thiazide-like diuretics;
  • calcium channel blockers (CCBS) acting on l-type calcium channels;
  • centrally-acting vasodilating drugs;
  • alpha (α1) adrenergic receptor antagonists or α-blockers

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Aetiology

  • Symptoms and signs

  • Diagnosis

  • Investigation

  • Therapy

  • Clinical pharmacology of antihypertensive therapy

  • Key points

  • Links

  • References

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