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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