rpcardioRational Pharmacotherapy in CardiologyРациональная Фармакотерапия в Кардиологии1819-64462225-3653«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC10.20996/1819-6446-2016-12-2-210-219rpcardio-1241Research ArticleCURRENT QUESTIONS OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGYАКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ КЛИНИЧЕСКОЙ ФАРМАКОЛОГИИPHARMACOTHERAPY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: FOCUS ON OCTOGENARIANSФАРМАКОТЕРАПИЯ АРТЕРИАЛЬНОЙ ГИПЕРТЕНЗИИ У ПОЖИЛЫХ ПАЦИЕНТОВ: ФОКУС НА ВОСЬМИДЕСЯТИЛЕТНИХУшкаловаЕ. А.UshkalovaE. A.

Ушкалова Елена Андреевна – доктор медицинских наук, профессор кафедры общей и клинической фармакологии РУДН

eushk@yandex.ruТкачеваО. Н.TkachevaO. N.

Ткачева Ольга Николаевна – доктор медицинских наук, профессор, директор РГНКЦ

eushk@yandex.ruРунихинаН. К.RunikhinaN. K.

Рунихина Надежда Константиновна – доктор медицинских наук, зам. директора РГНКЦ 

eushk@yandex.ruЧухареваН. А.ChukharevaN. A.

Чухарева Наталья Александровна – младший научный сотрудник терапевтического отделения НИИ акушерства и гинекологии имени В.И. Кулакова 

eushk@yandex.ruБевзА. Ю.BevzA. Yu.

Бевз Алина Юрьевна – старший научный сотрудник РГНКЦ

eushk@yandex.ruРоссийский университет дружбы народов, МоскваРоссияRussian University of Peoples' Friendship, MoscowRussian FederationРоссийский геронтологический научно-клинический центр, МоскваРоссияRussian Gerontological Research and Clinical Center, MoscowRussian FederationНаучный центр акушерства, гинекологии и перинатологии имени академика В.И. Кулакова, МоскваРоссияScientific Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after academician V.I. Kulakov, MoscowRussian Federation201605052016122210219Copyright © Ushkalova E.A., Tkacheva O.N., Runikhina N.K., Chukhareva N.A., Bevz A.Y., 20162016Ушкалова Е.А., Ткачева О.Н., Рунихина Н.К., Чухарева Н.А., Бевз А.Ю.Ushkalova E.A., Tkacheva O.N., Runikhina N.K., Chukhareva N.A., Bevz A.Y.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.rpcardio.online/jour/article/view/1241

Pharmacotherapy of arterial hypertension in the elderly is discussed. Russian and international guidelines are presented with a focus on target levels of blood pressure and drugs of choice in these patients. Issues of efficacy and safety of antihypertensive therapy in patients aged 80 years and older are considered.

В статье обсуждается фармакотерапия артериальной гипертензии у лиц пожилого возраста, приводятся российские и международные рекомендации по целевому уровню артериального давления и препаратам выбора у данной категории пациентов. Обсуждаются вопросы эффективности и безопасности фармакотерапии у лиц в возрасте 80 лет и старше.

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