In their single-center retrospective cohort of 119 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, Dr. Buletko et al. described their observations following an institutional change in blood pressure (BP) protocol from a systolic… Click to show full abstract
In their single-center retrospective cohort of 119 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, Dr. Buletko et al. described their observations following an institutional change in blood pressure (BP) protocol from a systolic BP goal of <160 mm Hg to <140 mm Hg. With more aggressive BP control, a higher proportion of patients experienced a neurologic worsening of 4+ points on the NIH Stroke Scale and a higher incidence rate of acute infarcts on MRI.
Keywords:
blood pressure;
editors note;
intracerebral hemorrhage
Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2019
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