Journal article : Review
Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people
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Background
Hypertension is an important risk factor for subsequent cardiovascular events, including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart failure, as well as chronic kidney disease, cognitive decline, and premature death. Overall, the use of antihypertensive medications has led to a reduction in cardiovascular disease, morbidity rates, and mortality rates. However, the use of antihypertensive medications is also associated with harms, especia...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 2.0MB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1002/14651858.CD012572.pub3
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- Publisher:
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Journal:
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
- Publication date:
- 2025-03-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-02-01
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1469-493X
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English
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Review
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2367418
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pubs:2367418
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2026-02-05
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- Cochrane Collaboration
- Copyright date:
- 2025
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- © 2025 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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