What are the Tensional Goals in the Frail Elderly?

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This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License OJCR.MS.ID.000562.decisions. The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) (2015), showed that a SBP target under 120 mmHg for most elderly was reasonable. This trial included a significant amount of elderly participants above 75 years old and demonstrated that a more aggressive treatment significantly reduced major CV events, heart failure and all-cause mortality, all above 30%, with statistical significance, in comparison with standard treatment. This trial also suggests that this benefits may extend to frail elderly. Based on this trial, with outstanding results, the ESC/ESH taskforce made the new recommendations in the 2018 guidelines to people above 65 years.A cohort study by Corrao G, et al. (2017) [9], refers that adhesion to anti-hypertension treatment was associated with a reduction in the risk of CV events e CV mortality, even in ages above 85 years old.