Prior studies have shown that anti-hypertensive drug treatment for older hypertensive persons confers highly significant and clinically relevant reductions in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates.[ 8 ] Nevertheless, a considerable percentage of older persons with hypertension are not detected or are not adequately treated for hypertension.[ 9 ] Measures should be taken to diagnose hypertension and prevent or postpone its complications in this age group as the burden of hypertension is bound to increase due to increasing life expectancy rates.
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