Blood Pressure Lowering for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke
10.1097/CD9.0000000000000048
- VernacularTitle:Blood Pressure Lowering for the Secondary Prevention of Stroke
- Author:
Shunsuke FUNAKOSHI
1
;
Miki KAWAZOE
;
Kazuhiro TADA
;
Makiko ABE
;
Hisatomi ARIMA
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Recurrent stroke;
Antihypertensive medications
- From:
Cardiology Discovery
2022;02(1):51-57
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hypertension is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for stroke, and greater than 50% of all stroke events are estimated to be attributable to elevated blood pressure (BP). Randomized trials and meta-analyses have demonstrated that reducing BP is the most effective and generalizable strategy for preventing recurrent stroke. Based on currently available evidence, BP should be reduced to below 140/90 mmHg in all patients during the chronic post-stroke phase and to below 130/80 mmHg when well-tolerated.
