Blood Pressure Control Goals in Elderly Patients with Hypertension：Evidence from Latest Clinical Studies

Abstract

Due to the lack of relevant research evidence, the optimal blood pressure target in elderly hypertensive patients has been controversial for a long time. Many scholars believe that the elderly have poor tolerance to antihypertensive treatment, so their blood pressure control goal should bemore relaxed. However, the latest research evidence published in recent years shows that there may be more benefits from controlling systolic blood pressure in older adults to <130 mmHg. It is expected that these new research conclusions will have an important impact on the revision of guidelines in the future.

Keywords

• |hypertension|guidelines|antihypertensive therapy|aged