Hypertension and cerebrovascular disease.
Although hypertension is the greatest risk factor for stroke, its control with antihypertensive drugs improves survival and decreases the incidence of stroke. If a stroke should occur, careful antihypertensive therapy has not been harmful. Sodium nitroprusside is the initial drug of choice in acute crises.
D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009599:Nitroprusside