Hypertension and Cerebrovascular Disease

Autor: Donald J. Breslin, Neil W. Swinton
Rok vydání: 1980
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Zdroj: Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 7:49-58
ISSN: 0095-4543
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-4543(21)00669-2
Popis: 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.
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