Study finds: hypertension antihypertensive drugs can reduce the risk of stroke

American scientist newest research discovery, prehypertensive patients taking antihypertensive drugs reduce the risk of stroke.

The researchers reviewed the past 16 hypertension patients using of antihypertensive drugs and placebo study, a total of over 70000 volunteers involved, analysis results show that: the use of antihypertensive drugs in prehypertensive patients with and without the use of antihypertensive agents as compared to patients with stroke risk, fall 22%.

Director of research at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, cardiovascular department of internal medicine assistant professor Dr. Leke Spach said: "the so-called prehypertension, mean systolic blood pressure at 120 to 139 mm Hg and / or diastolic blood pressure in 80 - 89 mm Hg, has a definite hypertension before the dangerous state. If lifestyle changes can cause hypertension patients with normal blood pressure, drugs can help to lower blood pressure, prevention of stroke. At the same time have hypercholesterolemia, smoking and other risk factors for stroke patients with hypertension, antihypertensive drugs for stroke prevention effect is more obvious, especially in the way of life improvement still failed to return to normal blood pressure. "