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Hypertension in the Elderly: A Growing Population at Risk

Alvin Hopkinson
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In the United States, hypertension in the elderly is very common. Studies show that age plays a major role in the development of high blood pressure. Specifically, 75% of elderly patients, 80 years or older, face a significant risk to become hypertensive. More so, at least 60% of the elderly develop ...
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    Sue
    Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 02:07 PM

    Thanks so much for this post.  I did not realize this and have sent this post off to my mom who watches over a few elderly folks.  Glad to be able to send this forward.

     

    Readers can find our more information about managing hypertension from our site.

     

    All the best, sue

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