Antyhypertensive therapy-based secondary prevention of ischemic stroke

Abstract

The paper reviews the data available in the literature on the prevention of ischemic stroke by using antihypertensive therapy. It gives international guidelines and the results of randomized placebo-controlled trials of the use of different antihypertensive drugs in patients with prior stroke or transient ischemic attack. The possible neuroprotective effects of angiotensin II receptor blockers are discussed when analyzing the advantages of eprosartan over nitrendipine in the secondary prevention of stroke. The realities and optimization of secondary prevention of stroke in outpatient practice are analyzed.

Keywords

• secondary prevention of ischemic stroke
• antihypertensive drugs
• eprosartan