Debra A Butt, Muhammad Mamdani, Peter C Austin, Karen Tu, Tara Gomes, Richard H Glazier
BACKGROUND: Initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly has been associated with an immediate increased risk of falls. However, it is unknown whether initiation of antihypertensive drugs (eg, thiazide diuretics, angiotensin II converting-enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, or β-adrenergic blockers) is associated with an immediate increased risk of hip fractures. METHODS: A population-based, self-controlled case series design using health care administrative databases identifying patients initiating an antihypertensive drug in Ontario, Canada...
December 10, 2012: Archives of Internal Medicine