[Should elderly hypertensive patients be treated with a beta-blocker-diuretic combination?]

30 hypertensive patients aged over 60 years underwent an antihypertensive treatment for a time of 3 months with Viskaldix . There was an excellent hypotensive effect in supine and standing position and no bradycardia or orthostatic dysregulation occurred. Metabolic parameters were not influenced, and this is of great importance in elderly patients. It seems notable that elderly patients may benefit from a beta-blocker therapy, as there is clinical or subclinical coronary heart disease.