Effectiveness and safety of beta blockers in the management of hypertension in older adults: a systematic review to help reduce inappropriate prescribing

[1] Kearney PM(2005)Global burden of hypertension: analysis of worldwide data Lancet 365 217-223

[2] Whelton M(2013)2013 ESH/ESC guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Eur Heart J 34 2159-2219

[3] Reynolds K(2008)Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials BMJ 336 1121-1123

[4] Muntner P(2000)Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials Lancet 355 865-872

[5] Whelton PK(2002)Residual lifetime risk for developing hypertension in middle-aged women and men: The Framingham Heart Study JAMA 287 1003-1010

[6] He J(2002)Age-specific relevance of usual blood pressure to vascular mortality: a meta-analysis of individual data for one million adults in 61 prospective studies Lancet 360 1903-1913

[7] Mancia G(2011)Hypertension in aging patients Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 9 113-120

[8] Fagard R(2012)Reverse epidemiology of hypertension-mortality associations in hemodialysis patients: a long-term population-based study Am J Hypertens 25 900-906

[9] Narkiewicz K(2007)Blood pressure and survival in the oldest old J Am Geriatr Soc 55 383-388

[10] Redon J(2000)Effect of treating isolated systolic hypertension on the risk of developing various types and subtypes of stroke: the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) JAMA 284 465-471

[1] Kearney PM(2005)Global burden of hypertension: analysis of worldwide data Lancet 365 217-223

[2] Whelton M(2013)2013 ESH/ESC guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Eur Heart J 34 2159-2219

[3] Reynolds K(2008)Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials BMJ 336 1121-1123

[4] Muntner P(2000)Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials Lancet 355 865-872

[5] Whelton PK(2002)Residual lifetime risk for developing hypertension in middle-aged women and men: The Framingham Heart Study JAMA 287 1003-1010

[6] He J(2002)Age-specific relevance of usual blood pressure to vascular mortality: a meta-analysis of individual data for one million adults in 61 prospective studies Lancet 360 1903-1913

[7] Mancia G(2011)Hypertension in aging patients Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 9 113-120

[8] Fagard R(2012)Reverse epidemiology of hypertension-mortality associations in hemodialysis patients: a long-term population-based study Am J Hypertens 25 900-906

[9] Narkiewicz K(2007)Blood pressure and survival in the oldest old J Am Geriatr Soc 55 383-388

[10] Redon J(2000)Effect of treating isolated systolic hypertension on the risk of developing various types and subtypes of stroke: the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) JAMA 284 465-471