Applied to physiologic models, immersed boundary theory sees the heart as a great folded semisolid sail fielding and retrieving a viscous blood mass.
[6] The goal of treating systolic hypertension is to delay and reduce the extent of damage to the heart, the cerebrovascular system, and the kidneys.
Clinical trials have also documented the beneficial effects of weight loss, increased physical activity, and limiting alcohol consumption.
[8][9] Common medications used to treat systolic hypertension include a thiazide-type diuretic (TTD) or calcium channel blockers (CCB), or a combination of the two.
[13] The authors concluded "poor health conditions leading to low blood pressure and an increased risk for death probably explain the J-shaped curve".
[16] In 2019, a systematic review of anti-hypertensive treatment trials in elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension demonstrated results with the intensive decrease of SBP to <140 mm Hg.