Effects of blood pressure-lowering treatment on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality: 14 – effects of different classes of antihypertensive drugs in older and younger patients overview and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Most BP-lowering classes are equally effective in preventing risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events both in older and younger patients, whereas beta-blockers, though being equally effective as the other agents in patients younger than 65, loose some of their effectiveness at an older age.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: Meta-Analyses Source Type: research