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Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries

CollaboratorsMaisonneuve, Hubertorcid
Published inBMC Geriatrics, vol. 17, no. 1
Publication date2017
Abstract

Background: In oldest-old patients (>80), few trials showed efficacy of treating hypertension and they included mostly the healthiest elderly. The resulting lack of knowledge has led to inconsistent guidelines, mainly based on systolic blood pressure (SBP), cardiovascular disease (CVD) but not on frailty despite the high prevalence in oldestold. This may lead to variation how General Practitioners (GPs) treat hypertension. Our aim was to investigate treatment variation of GPs in oldest-olds across countries and to identify the role of frailty in that decision.

Keywords
  • Hypertension
  • Oldest-old
  • Clinical variation
  • General practitioners
  • Frailty
  • Elderly
Citation (ISO format)
STREIT, Sven et al. Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries. In: BMC Geriatrics, 2017, vol. 17, n° 1. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0486-4
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