François Gueyffier

Risks of untreated and treated isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: meta-analysis of outcome trials

Effect of Antihypertensive Drug Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women and Men

Background: Trials of drug therapy for hypertension have shown that such therapy has a clear overall benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease. Although these trials have inc...

Effect of Antihypertensive Treatment in Patients Having Already Suffered From Stroke

Background and Purpose Drug treatment of high blood pressure has been shown to reduce the associated cardiovascular risk. Stroke represents the type of event more strongly linke...

Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years and older: the lower the better? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Treating hypertension in very old patients reduces stroke and heart failure with no effect on total mortality. The most reasonable strategy is the one associated with significan...