title: Antihypertensive treatment should be commenced in hospital after stroke: Pro.
abstract: The most important intervention to lower stroke recurrence rates is to ensure that every eligible patient adheres to antihypertensive therapy guidelines. Although there is no strong evidence that acute in-hospital antihypertensive treatment is either beneficial or harmful, there is robust evidence that long-term adherence is promoted by antihypertensive prescription in-hospital or at discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kleinig
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Intracerebral hemorrhage; blood pressure; hypertension; ischemic stroke; prevention