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Bluthochdruck im Alter über 80

Wem nützt eine antihypertensive Therapie?

Hypertension in elderly over 80 — benefit and harm of antihypertensive treatment

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Auf welche Werte muss ein erhöhter Blutdruck gesenkt werden? Die Antwort auf diese Frage hängt vom Alter des hypertonen Patienten ab. Sicher ist: Jenseits des 80. Lebensjahres ist vieles anders.

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Holzgreve, H. Wem nützt eine antihypertensive Therapie?. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 159, 55–58 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-017-9536-2

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