Exercise and other nonpharmacological strategies to reduce blood pressure in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The incidence of hypertension increases with advancing age and represents a significant burden of disease. Lifestyle modification represents the first-line intervention in treatment algorithms; however, the majority of evidence for this comes from studies involving young participants using interventions that may not always be feasible in the elderly. This manuscript presents a systematic review of all randomized controlled trials involving participants with a mean age of 65 or over investigating nonpharmacological strategies to reduce blood pressure (BP).

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - February 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Philip J.J. Herrod, Brett Doleman, James E.M. Blackwell, Francesca O ’Boyle, John P. Williams, Jonathan N. Lund, Bethan E. Phillips Tags: Review Article Source Type: research