Hypertension and the elderly the need for further progress hearing before the select committee on aging house of representatives ninety ninth congress second session march 21 1986 bridgewater nj united states congress house select committee on aging us government printing office 1986 hypertension 67 pages 0 reviews preview this book what people are saying write a . Hypertension and the elderly microform the need for further progress hearing before the select committee on aging house of representatives ninety ninth congress second session march 21 1986 bridgewater nj. Hypertension and the elderly the need for further progress hearing before the select committee on aging house of representatives ninety ninth congress second session march 21 1986 congress rural americas elderly national agricultural library download oht directry w tn holt biosources. Hypertension which accounts for approximately 7 of all visits second only to colds and sinusitis 1 is a condition that family physicians manage routinely so much so that our beliefs and practices can become ingrained and second nature we might not realize the uncertainty behind some practices in our management of hypertension especially in elderly patients. Pharmacotherapy considerations for hypertension in the elderly blockers are not necessarily indicated indefinitely following mi 12 evidence is lacking to support use of blockers for more than 3 years after mi unless there are other compelling indications eg heart failure stable angina atrial fibrillation 13 they are a less effective antihypertensive option in older adults