[Control of arterial hypertension in stroke prevention].

According to epidemiological surveys arterial hypertension increases the risk of death of coronary heart disease 3-hold, of hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes--6-fold. Treatment of arterial hypertension leads to a significant fall in the risk of strokes and ischemic heart disease. The PROGRESS trial demonstrates that antihypertensive therapy of patients with the history of acute cerebral circulation disorder with ACE inhibitor perindopril is effective in secondary prophylaxis in such patients.