Why the study?
Does elevated 24 hour pulse pressure predict recurrent stroke in patients with acute stroke?
Population
339 consecutive patients with first ever acute stroke. Patients given antihypertensive medication during BP…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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May aid acute stroke risk stratification; hypothesis-generating association requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does elevated 24 hour pulse pressure predict recurrent stroke in patients with acute stroke?
Elevated 24-hour pulse pressure during the acute stage of stroke is an independent predictor of long-term stroke recurrence.
Georgios Tsivgoulis (2005) studied this question.
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