An 82-year-old male presents to your office because his blood pressure has been "high" when taken by a friend on several occasions. his blood pressure in your office is 173/94 mm hg, which is similar to the levels his friend recorded. the history and physical examination are otherwise unremarkable, and a cbc, metabolic panel, and urinalysis are normal. which one of the following is most consistent with current evidence? (check one)a. this patient's mortality will not be affected by treatment of his hypertensionb. treating this patient with an arb for hypertension would be ineffective and dangerousc. treatment with a thiazide diuretic will lower this patient's risk of deathd. in this age group, treatment of hypertension in males does not reduce stroke and heart failure as it does in females