Stopping antihypertensive drug therapy in elderly people—a dangerous experiment?

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Journal of Internal MedicineVolume 235, Issue 6 p. 577-579 Free Access Stopping antihypertensive drug therapy in elderly people—a dangerous experiment? Professor P. Lund-Johansen, Corresponding Author Professor P. Lund-Johansen Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Heart Disease, 5021 Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway.Search for more papers by this author Professor P. Lund-Johansen, Corresponding Author Professor P. Lund-Johansen Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Heart Disease, 5021 Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway.Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb01264.xCitations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the Fifth Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNCV). Arch Int Med 1993: 153: 154– 83. 2 Zanchetti A., Chalmers JP, Arakawa K.. Gyarfas I., Hamet P., Hansson L., Julius S., MacMahon S., Mancia G., Menard J., Omae T., Reid J., Safar M. The 1993 guidelines for the management of mild hypertension: memorandum from a WHO/ISH meeting. Blood Pressure 1993: 2: 86– 100. 3 SHEP Cooperative Research Group. Prevention of stroke by antihypertensive drug treatment in older persons with isolated systolic hypertension. JAMA 1991: 265: 3255– 64. 4 Veterans Administration cooperative study group. Return of elevated blood pressure after withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs. Circulation 1975: 51: 1107– 13. 5 Medical research council working party on mild hypertension. Course of blood pressure in mild hypertensives after withdrawal of long term antihypertensive treatment. Br Med J 1986: 293: 988– 92. 6 Levinson PD, Khatri IM, Freis ED. Persistence of normal BP after withdrawal of drug treatment in mild hypertension. Arch Intern Med 1982: 142: 2265– 8. 7 Ekblom T., Lindholm LH, Odén A. Dahlöf B., Hansson L., Wester P-O. et al. A 5-year prospective, observational study of withdrawal of antihypertensive treatment in elderly. J Intern Med 1994: 235: 581– 8. 8 Straand J., Fugelli P., Laake K. Withdrawing long-term diuretic treatment among elderly patients in general practice. Family Practice 1993; 10: 38– 42. 9 Langford HG, Blaufox D., Oberman A., Hawkins M., Curb JD, Cutter GR et al. Dietary therapy slows the return of hypertension after stopping prolonged medication. JAMA 1985: 253: 657– 64. 10 Devereux R., Alderman MH. Role of preclinical cardiovascular disease in the evolution from risk factor exposure to development of morbid events. Circulation 1993; 88 (Part 1): 1444– 55. 11 Lund-Johansen P., Omvik P. Hemodynamic patterns of untreated hypertensive disease. In: JH Laragh, B. Brenner, eds. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management. New York: Raven Press, 1990: 305– 27. Citing Literature Volume235, Issue6June 1994Pages 577-579 ReferencesRelatedInformation