Abstract
Introduction - Hypertensive crisis (HC) can lead to lesions in target organs featuring hypertensive emergency. Among these lesions, there is the ischemic stroke (AIS). Among the possible factors related to HC, stands out arterial stiffness, polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), expression of micro-RNAs and lipid metabolism, as well as endothelial dysfunction related t…