Why the study?
Are high baseline blood pressure parameters associated with early death or neurological deterioration in patients with acute stroke?
Population
Patients with acute stroke from the TAIST trial
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 days
Authors
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Should not yet alter acute stroke BP management; hypothesis-generating for randomized trials of BP control.
Are high baseline blood pressure parameters associated with early death or neurological deterioration in patients with acute stroke?
Higher baseline systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, pulse pressure, and blood pressure variability are independently associated with early death or neurological deterioration after acute ischemic stroke.
Geeganage et al. (2010) studied this question.
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