This document was written with the intent to be a complete reference at the time of publication on the topic of managing hypertension in the elderly. Given the length of the document, the writing committee included this executive summary to provide a quick reference for the busy clinician. Because additional detail is needed, please refer to the sections of interest in the main text. The tables and figures in the document also delineate important considerations on this topic, including the treatment algorithm in Section 4.2.2.1