Implicaciones de la fragilidad en el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial en el anciano
- 1 Servicio de Nefrología. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca. Salamanca. España
ISSN: 1886-2845
Year of publication: 2021
Volume: 42
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-42
Type: Article
More publications in: Diálisis y trasplante: publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Diálisis y Trasplante
Abstract
Hypertension and frailty are common pathologies associated with aging. Your approach in considering antihypertensive treatment may have prognostic implications patient´s. The degree of blood pressure to be achieved in the frail elderly should be individualized, for which it is necessary to implement a correct assessment of frailty and of the clinical situation in the protocols and guidelines for hypertension.