Does losartan reduce the risk of stroke in patients with hypertension?
Thomas Unger
Correspondence Center for Cardiovascular Research/Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hessische Strasse 3–4, 10115, Berlin, Germany
Email thomas.unger@charite.de
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Stroke constitutes the most serious and clinically important consequence of arterial hypertension. There is general agreement derived from meta-analyses of the benefits of antihypertensive treatment that a stringent reduction of blood pressure in hypertensive patients has the potential to reduce stroke incidence by at least 40%.
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