title: [Arterial Hypertension and Optimization of Medication Prevention of Ischemic Stroke].
abstract: The article is devoted to the actual problem - the prevention of stroke in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Mechanisms of cerebral complications of AH, the key areas of prevention of stroke are presented. On the basis of earlier large randomized trials justified the use of fixed combination products (polypills) comprising, along with antihypertensive lipid-lowering drugs, which is the key to improving treatment adherence and effectiveness of pharmacological prevention of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Fonyakin
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Geraskina
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents