Why the study?
Is lower usual blood pressure associated with a reduced risk of stroke in patients with a history of minor cerebrovascular disease?
Is lower usual blood pressure associated with a reduced risk of stroke in patients with a history of minor cerebrovascular disease?
Lower usual systolic and diastolic blood pressures are continuously associated with a reduced risk of stroke in patients with prior cerebrovascular disease, challenging concerns of a J-shaped risk curve.
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Supports continuous BP-stroke relation without J-curve in prior cerebrovascular disease; leaves open causality pending randomized confirmation.
Rodgers et al. (1996) studied this question.
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