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KMID : 0978920230240030100
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Korean Journal of Clinical Geriatrics
2023 Volume.24 No. 3 p.100 ~ p.103
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Recent Insights on Blood-Pressure Control Goals and Management for the Elderly
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Park Sang-Ho
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Abstract
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This study discusses recent guidelines based on past and current clinical studies regarding hypertension in elderly patients.
In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)-Senior study, strict blood-pressure control involved a systolic blood pressure of 120 mmHg or less, whereas the strategy of blood pressure intervention in the elderly hypertensive patients (STEP) study defined an acceptable systolic blood pressure as 110-130 mmHg. Because of the SPRINT-Senior and STEP studies, the target blood-pressure range for hypertension treatment in the elderly has become more rigorously controlled than previously.
Based on recent well-designed clinical studies, it is recommended for healthy elderly individuals to maintain a systolic blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. Frail elderly individuals might require personalized and tailored blood-pressure management.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Blood pressure, Hypertension
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