2014
Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults
Tinetti ME, Han L, Lee DS, McAvay GJ, Peduzzi P, Gross CP, Zhou B, Lin H. Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 588-595. PMID: 24567036, PMCID: PMC4136657, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesAdjusted hazard ratioAntihypertensive medicationsMultiple chronic conditionsFall injuriesAntihypertensive groupHazard ratioOlder adultsChronic conditionsAntihypertensive medication classesStandardized daily doseAntihypertensive medication useCommunity-living adultsPropensity score adjustmentTraumatic brain injuryHealthy older adultsMedication intensityCardiovascular eventsMedication classesDaily doseHip fractureMedication useNationally Representative SampleHead injuryBrain injury
2007
Association Between Antihypertensive Medication Use and Non-cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Men
Agostini JV, Tinetti ME, Han L, Peduzzi P, Foody JM, Concato J. Association Between Antihypertensive Medication Use and Non-cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Men. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 1661-1667. PMID: 17899299, PMCID: PMC2219823, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0388-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardiovascular outcomesAntihypertensive medication useAntihypertensive medicationsMedication useAdverse effectsOlder menCommunity-living older menVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsEpidemiologic Studies-Depression scoreOlder adultsMultiple antihypertensive medicationsPhysical performancePrimary care clinicsDrug adverse effectsRoutine clinical practiceCES-D scoresHigh cumulative exposureRelated adverse effectsTrail Making BMedication intensityTest Part BHypertensive menCerebrovascular effectsCohort studyBlood pressure