| Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Hypertension in Ischaemic Stroke Patients. | |
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PMID: 22682972 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Stroke continues to be one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are 2 main types of stroke: ischaemic strokes, which are caused by obstruction of the blood vessels leading to or within the brain, and haemorrhagic strokes, which are induced by the disruption of blood vessels. Stroke is a disease of multifactorial aetiology that may develop as an end state in patients with serious vascular conditions-most notably, uncontrolled arterial hypertension-thereby necessitating the effective control of this risk factor to prevent stroke or its recurrence. This paper focuses specifically on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of ischaemic stroke mainly in chronically hypertensive patients and pays particular attention to the efficacy of a select group of routinely used major antihypertensive drugs (i.e., angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers, and calcium channel blockers) in the treatment of strokes. |
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Nur Fatirul Hisham; Ulvi Bayraktutan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-6-8 |
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Title: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association Volume: - ISSN: 1532-8511 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-6-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111633 Medline TA: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Division of Stroke, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom. |
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