Why the study?
Does decompression surgery reduce blood pressure in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy associated hypertension?
Population
309 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)
Comparison
Anterior or posterior decompression surgery vs Pre-surgery baseline (before and after comparison)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
within one week after surgery
Authors
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CSM-related hypertension may be modifiable by decompression in select patients; leaves open causality and practice change pending prospective trials.
Does decompression surgery reduce blood pressure in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy associated hypertension?
Decompression surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy may significantly reduce associated hypertension, suggesting spinal cord compression as a potential contributor to high blood pressure.
Li et al. (2015) studied this question.
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