Blood pressure and in-hospital outcomes in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke
Bangalore S, Schwamm L, Smith E, Hellkamp A, Suter R, Xian Y, Schulte P, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Committee and Investigators F. Blood pressure and in-hospital outcomes in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke. European Heart Journal 2017, 38: 2827-2835. PMID: 28982227, PMCID: PMC5837595, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean arterial pressureSystolic blood pressureAcute ischemic strokeDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureIschemic strokeShort-term outcomesHaemorrhagic complicationsThrombolytic therapyPulse pressureHospital outcomesAdmission diastolic blood pressureHigher systolic BP valuesPoor short-term outcomeHigher systolic blood pressureLower systolic blood pressureGuidelines-Stroke registryPost-stroke hypertensionLower blood pressureSystolic BP valuesOutcomes of interestAdmission systolicHospital mortalityHospital deathArterial pressure