Influence of patient's age on GPs' definition of hypertension

Abstract

# Patients aged over 80 may not benefit from antihypertensive treatment {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—J E C Dickerson and M J Brown explore the influence of patients' ages on general practitioners' reported management of hypertension but include all patients aged >/=65 in one category.1 While it has been shown that treatment of hypertension is beneficial in people aged 65-80, there is no good evidence that it is warranted in those aged over 80.2 …