Evaluation of Systolic Blood Pressure, Use of Aspirin and Clopidogrel, and Stroke Recurrence in the Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke Trial
de Havenon A, Johnston SC, Easton JD, Kim AS, Sheth KN, Lansberg M, Tirschwell D, Mistry E, Yaghi S. Evaluation of Systolic Blood Pressure, Use of Aspirin and Clopidogrel, and Stroke Recurrence in the Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke Trial. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112551. PMID: 34086033, PMCID: PMC8178708, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline systolic blood pressureDual antiplatelet therapySystolic blood pressureTransient ischemic attackMinor Ischemic Stroke (POINT) trialNew transient ischemic attackAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeIschemic stroke trialsStroke recurrenceHazard ratioBlood pressurePrimary outcomeStroke trialsElevated baseline systolic blood pressureFit Cox proportional hazards modelsHigher baseline systolic blood pressureElevated systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards modelDays of randomizationFuture stroke riskIschemic stroke recurrenceUse of aspirinSubgroup of patientsProportional hazards model