Abstract P173: Target Blood Pressure in Elderly Hypertensive Patients: A Korean National Health Insurance Service Health Examinee Cohort Study [Session Title: Onsite Poster Competition I With Reception]

This study used the National Health Insurance Service Health examinee Sample Cohort. We selected subjects who were over the age of 60 years and who had received a newly diagnosis of hypertension (Korean Classification of Disease [KCD] codes I10–I13) from 2003 to 2006. Subjects who had previous major cardiovascular (CV) events, such as heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke, or end stage renal disease (ESRD) were excluded. The remaining 25,858 individuals were divided into three groups; 1) mean systolic blood pressure (SBP)
Source: Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Poster Abstract Presentations Source Type: research