What is the suggested approach to treating elderly CKD patients?
When treating elderly CKD patients, a reasonable approach might be to use BP targets as recommended in the younger CKD population (r140/90 mm Hg in non-albuminuric CKD and r130/80 mm Hg in albuminuric CKD as in Chapters 3 and 4), but to reach these targets gradually, bearing in mind that they may not be achievable without adverse effects particularly in a patient with multiple age-related co-morbidities. It is even more difficult to make recommendations in patients over 80 years of age with CKD due to the lack of evidence.