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What Are the Causes of Hypertension in the Elderly?

April 26, 2017causes elderly hypertension

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What Are the Causes of Hypertension in the Elderly?

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In the western world, hypertension afflicts many adults. The manual, “Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics,” 4th ed., estimates that 40 to 50 percent of the geriatric population has hypertension and up to 90 percent of these cases do not trace back to a single, specific cause.