Pubblicazione in CardioPractice (società europea di cardiologia) di articolo "Hypertension in the older adults" contenente capitolo: "Patient-oriented messages"

articolo divulgativo includente una sezione specificamente rivolta al paziente Patient-oriented messages • If you are over 70 you need to measure your blood pressure. If you are diagnosed with hypertension, you need to treat this condition because you could reduce your cardiovascular risk and overall risk after consulting your doctor • When measuring blood pressure, take the measurement even after getting up. Your blood pressure shouldn't drop around or more than 20 mmHg, and you shouldn't feel dizzy after standing up. However, be careful when moving to the orthostatic position after lying down in bed (particularly after long periods of illness, fever, low hydration...) to avoid harmful drops in blood pressure values. • If your blood pressure is high you could encounter some difficulties in managing this condition, particularly if you have to take other drugs for different diseases, if you are not remembering well to take the therapy and if you have some diseases like a Parkinson dis