Continuing versus Stopping Prestroke Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Subgroup Analysis of the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke Trial

More than 50% of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are taking antihypertensive drugs before ictus. Although antihypertensive therapy should be given long term for secondary prevention, whether to continue or stop such treatment during the acute phase of ICH remains unclear, a question that was addressed in the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kailash Krishnan, Polly Scutt, Lisa Woodhouse, Alessandro Adami, Jennifer L. Becker, Lesley A. Cala, Ana M. Casado, Christopher Chen, Robert A. Dineen, John Gommans, Panos Koumellis, Hanna Christensen, Ronan Collins, Anna Czlonkowska, Kennedy R. Lees, Geo Source Type: research