De-intensify Anti-Hypertensives for Nursing Home Residents? Athanase Benetos and Mike Steinman

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Mar 19, 202651:51Health

A few weeks ago, I was skimming this NEJM paper for UCSF's Division of Geriatrics Journal club on de-prescribing anti-hypertensive medications for older adults in nursing homes. Seemed to make a world of sense. The study...

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