Hypertension Management and Control in Italy. A Real-World Survey in Elderly Patients

Arterial hypertension is a major contributor for cardiovas- cular morbidity and mortality in elderly, being associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction, stroke, renal disease and congestive heart failure [1, 2]. Uncon- trolled hypertension is also responsible for development and progression of hypertension-mediated organ damage, that can be frequently documented in aged individuals, at both cardiac, vascular and renal levels, further promoting the risk of hypertension-related cardiovascular events. In particular, it is deeply involved in the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular systolic and/or diastolic dysfunction, which heavily affect quality of life and event-free survival in elderly people, mostly women