Blood Pressure Variability and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Prior Stroke
de Havenon A, Fino NF, Johnson B, Wong KH, Majersik JJ, Tirschwell D, Rost N. Blood Pressure Variability and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Prior Stroke. Stroke 2019, 50: 3170-3176. PMID: 31537194, PMCID: PMC6817411, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure variabilityMajor cardiovascular eventsDiastolic blood pressure variabilityRecurrent ischemic strokeRecurrent strokeModifiable risk factorsCause deathCardiovascular eventsIschemic strokePrior strokeRisk factorsPressure variabilitySystolic blood pressure variabilitySecondary stroke preventionSystolic blood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsPRoFESS trialCardiovascular outcomesStroke preventionHazard ratioBlood pressureHigh morbidityLarge trialsCardiovascular diseasePrimary stroke