New Guidelines: Treat High Blood Pressure in Over-80s

Wary of their side effects in the very elderly, doctors hesitate to prescribe blood-pressure-lowering treatments for very elderly patients. But new guidelines now say treatment benefits over-80 patients.

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New Guidelines: Treat High Blood Pressure in Over-80s

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