title: [Management of hypertension in elderly patients with stroke].
abstract: Hypertension is the most significant risk factor for stroke. Recently, many mega-studies have been shown that antihypertensive therapy reduced the incidence of stroke not only for normal elderly but also for patients with a past history of stroke. To prevent the recurrences of stroke, tighter control of blood pressure is thought to be required than used to be. According to the recent Japanese guidelines for hypertension, desirable blood pressure should be 140/90 mmHg or less for the patients with stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hematology and Rheumatology, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bokura
authors.forename: Shotai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007190:Indapamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020913:Perindopril / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D007190:Indapamide; D020913:Perindopril