Ultra‐Early Blood Pressure Reduction Attenuates Hematoma Growth and Improves Outcome in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Li Q, Warren AD, Qureshi AI, Morotti A, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Shoamanesh A, Dowlatshahi D, Viswanathan A, Goldstein JN. Ultra‐Early Blood Pressure Reduction Attenuates Hematoma Growth and Improves Outcome in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Annals Of Neurology 2020, 88: 388-395. PMID: 32453453, PMCID: PMC8697414, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure reductionBlood pressure treatmentOnset of symptomsIntensive Blood Pressure ReductionIntensive blood pressure treatmentHematoma growthNicardipine treatmentPressure reductionBetter outcomesModified Rankin scale score distributionRankin Scale score distributionStandard blood pressure treatmentElevated blood pressureStandard treatment groupSubgroup of patientsIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsPost-hoc exploratory analysisAnn NeurolAntihypertensive treatmentIntravenous nicardipineScale score distributionBlood pressureIntracerebral hemorrhageMultivariable analysisDecreased risk