Complicaţiile cerebro-vasculare determina soarta celor suferinzi de hipertensiune arterială (HTA), prin invalidizare si deces. Accidentele vasculare cerebrale induc la rândul sau şi dezvoltarea tulburărilor cognitive. HTA - una dintre cauzele dezvoltării celor mai răspândite tipuri de demenţe.

Over the last years, the findings of new trials have extended the evidence of the benefits of blood pressure decreasing treatment. Cerebrovascular disease is included in such studies and the effects of blood pressure lowering regimes on the risks of recurrent vascular events among this large patient population remained uncertain. Patients with cerebrovascular disease are not only at very high risk of stroke, but also have substantially elevated risks of and some cardiovascular complications. Full text