Increased Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Worse Neurologic Outcome in Acute Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke

Background. Although research suggests that blood pressure variability (BPV) is detrimental in the weeks to months after acute ischemic stroke, it has not been adequately studied in the acute setting. Methods. We reviewed acute ischemic stroke patients from 2007 to 2014 with anterior circulation str...

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Main Authors: Adam de Havenon, Alicia Bennett, Gregory J. Stoddard, Gordon Smith, Haimei Wang, Jana Wold, Lee Chung, David L. Tirschwell, Jennifer J. Majersik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7670161