Hypertension and Stroke

Venkatesh Aiyagari, MBBS, DMUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, Dallas, TX, USAPhilip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH, FACPMercy Health Hauenstein Neuroscience Center, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

• Blood Pressure: Definition, Diagnosis, and Management.- The Link Between Hypertension and Stroke: Summary of Observational Epidemiological Studies.- Blood Pressure Control and Primary Prevention of Stroke: Summary of Clinical Trial Data.- Mechanisms Underlying Essential Hypertension: Neurogenic and Non-neurogenic.- The Effects of Hypertension and Stroke on the Cerebral Vasculature.- Pathophysiology and Mechanisms Whereby Hypertension May Cause Stroke.- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, Summary of Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension and a Critical Appraisal of the 2014 Expert Panel of the National Institutes of Health Report.- Acute Blood Pressure Management After Ischemic Stroke.- Hypertensive Encephalopathy, Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, and Eclampsia.- Acute Blood Pressure Management After Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Blood Pressure Management in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Role of Blood Pressure Manipulation in Prevention of Rebleeding and the Management of Vasospasm.- Recurrent Stroke Prevention I: Diuretic and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) – The PROGRESS Trial.- Blood Pressure Variability, Antihypertensive Therapy and Stroke Risk.- A Review of Antihypertensive Drugs and Choosing the Right Antihypertensive for Recurrent Stroke Prevention.- Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease: Are These Disorders Linked to Hypertension and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors?.- Hypertension, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, and Cognitive Function.- Cerebral Microbleeds, Small-Vessel Disease of the Brain, Hypertension and Cognition.- Neuroimaging of Hypertension and Related Cerebral Pathology.