Effect of Antihypertensive Medication on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease [Brief Report]
Conclusions—AHM has a protective effect on the progression of white matter hyperintensities, but no effect on brain atrophy. There are no trials on the effect of AHM on lacunes, microbleeds, enlarged perivascular spaces, or acute small subcortical infarcts.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tessa van Middelaar, Tanja E. Argillander, Floris H.B.M. Schreuder, Jaap Deinum, Edo Richard, Catharina J.M. Klijn Tags: Primary Prevention, Hypertension, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Meta Analysis, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research
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