Why the study?
Is elevated pulse pressure during the acute period of ischemic stroke associated with poor stroke outcome at 3 months?
Population
1455 ischemic stroke cases of mostly moderate severity from the GAIN International trial
Comparison
Elevated pulse pressure during the acute period vs Lower pulse pressure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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May support acute PP monitoring for prognostication in ischemic stroke; leaves open whether targeting it improves outcomes.
Is elevated pulse pressure during the acute period of ischemic stroke associated with poor stroke outcome at 3 months?
Elevated pulse pressure during the acute phase of ischemic stroke is a predictor of poor clinical outcomes at 3 months.
Aslanyan et al. (2004) studied this question.
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