TY - JOUR
T1 - Nifedipine in the Treatment of Hypertension in the Elderly
AU - Stessman, Jochanan
AU - Leibel, Bonnie
AU - Yagil, Yoram
AU - Eliakim, Rami
AU - Ben‐Ishay, Ori
PY - 1985/4
Y1 - 1985/4
N2 - The effect of nifedipine monotherapy, retard tablets, 20 mg bid, was evaluated in 23 hypertensive patients, mean age, 79 ± 2 years. Twenty‐one patients completed an eight‐week study. Blood pressure (BP) decreased to 160/90 mm Hg in 15 patients; in four additional patients diastolic BP dropped by 15% to 28%. In a subset of five patients with isolated systolic hypertension, a significant reduction in systolic BP was noted. Side effects were relatively mild and only two patients discontinued the study. The results suggest that nifedipine monotherapy offers an alternative, logic, therapeutic approach to hypertension in the elderly. 1985 American College of Clinical Pharmacology
AB - The effect of nifedipine monotherapy, retard tablets, 20 mg bid, was evaluated in 23 hypertensive patients, mean age, 79 ± 2 years. Twenty‐one patients completed an eight‐week study. Blood pressure (BP) decreased to 160/90 mm Hg in 15 patients; in four additional patients diastolic BP dropped by 15% to 28%. In a subset of five patients with isolated systolic hypertension, a significant reduction in systolic BP was noted. Side effects were relatively mild and only two patients discontinued the study. The results suggest that nifedipine monotherapy offers an alternative, logic, therapeutic approach to hypertension in the elderly. 1985 American College of Clinical Pharmacology
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1985.tb02824.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1985.tb02824.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0021958838
SN - 0091-2700
VL - 25
SP - 193
EP - 196
JO - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
IS - 3
ER -
