Target blood pressure level in patients in the pre- and post-stroke period: features of antihypertensive therapy depending on the stage of hypertension (literature review)

Abstract

Today, the problem of managing patients in the pre- and post-stroke period is associated with the target level of blood pressure. However, it is difficult to determine, because patients differ in age, duration and stage of hypertension, and comorbidities. Instrumental studies of the brain reveal its various lesions, as well as damage to the heart, impaired autoregulation of cerebral circulation, atherosclerosis of the major vessels of the head and neck. All these factors are certainly crucial for planning the long-term antihypertensive therapy.