Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: a consensus guideline from Canada

Laurie Herzig Mallery; Michael Allen; Isobel Fleming; Kim Kelly; Susan Bowles; Jill Duncan; Paige Moorhouse

doi:10.3949/ccjm.81a.13110

Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: a consensus guideline from Canada

Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Jul;81(7):427-37. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13110.

Authors

Laurie Herzig Mallery¹, Michael Allen², Isobel Fleming³, Kim Kelly⁴, Susan Bowles⁵, Jill Duncan⁶, Paige Moorhouse⁷

Affiliations

¹ Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia; co-founder of the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program [email protected].
² Dalhousie University, Continuing Professional Development, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
³ Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service, Continuing Professional Development, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
⁴ Drug Evaluation Unit, Capital Health, Department of Pharmacy, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
⁵ Dalhousie University, College of Pharmacy, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
⁶ Dalhousie University, Masters in Applied Health Sciences Research Candidate, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
⁷ Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia; co-founder of the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program.

PMID: 24987044
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13110

Abstract

The authors, who are members of the Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service and the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization program, recommend that antihypertensive treatment be less intense in elderly patients who are frail. This paper reviews their recommendations and the evidence behind them.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Blood Pressure*
Canada
Frail Elderly*
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*