Management of hypertension with frailty in the elderly remains a long and arduous task
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(Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China)

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    The risk of hypertension and frailty increases with aging. The association between hypertension and frailty in older adults remains unclear, so management of hypertension with frailty in the elderly, especially in those very old individuals, still has a long way to go. In this article, the author reviewed the update progress and limitations of clinical research about association between hypertension and frailty, and also proposed the future perspective in this field.

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  • Received:April 13,2018
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  • Online: May 24,2018
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