Why the study?
Does early antihypertensive treatment reduce death and major disability in acute ischemic stroke patients with baseline SBP 140-220 mmHg?
Does early antihypertensive treatment reduce death and major disability in acute ischemic stroke patients with baseline SBP 140-220 mmHg?
Early initiation of antihypertensive treatment during hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke has a neutral effect on death and major disability at 3 months.
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Neutral effect across baseline SBP strata does not support early BP lowering; leaves open optimal timing for future trials.
He et al. (2018) studied this question.