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When not to use beta-blockers in seniors with hypertension
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5409
| Title: | When not to use beta-blockers in seniors with hypertension |
| Author: | Schumann, Sarah-Anne; Hickner, John |
| Keywords: |
antihypertensive agent
thiazide diuretics ischemic heart disease |
| Date: | 2008-01 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Journal of Family Practice, 57(1) 2008: 18-21. |
| Abstract: | Beta-blockers should not be used to treat hypertension in patients older than age 60 unless they have another compelling indication to use these agents, such as heart failure or ischemic heart disease. Strength of recommendation A: Based on a well-done meta-analyses. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5409 |
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