You're never too old to benefit from hypertension treatment: recent findings confirm the benefits of lowering your blood pressure.(WEIGHT LOSS): An article from: Heart Advisor

This digital document is an article from Heart Advisor, published by Belvoir Media Group, LLC on October 1, 2008.The length of the article is 510 words.The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: You're never too old to benefit from hypertension treatment: recent findings confirm the benefits of lowering your blood pressure.(WEIGHT LOSS)Author: UnavailablePublication: Heart Advisor (Magazine/Journal)Date: October 1, 2008Publisher: Belvoir Media Group, LLCVolume: 11 Issue: 10 Page: 10(2)Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Published on: 2008-10-01 Released on: 2009-10-12 Format: HTML Binding: Digital 2 pages

Excerpt.В© Reprinted by permission.All rights reserved.The risk of stroke grows as blood pressure rises above 115/75 mmHg.But because the risk of high blood pressure causing stroke lessens somewhat as we age, the effort of treating high blood pressure in the very elderly was not thought to be worth the trouble.However, results of the large Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET), published in the May 1, New England Journal of Medicine, may change this practice.HYVET showed that lowering blood pressure with standard medications can improve both length and quality of life, regardless of the age at which treatment starts.

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