Intensive blood pressure control may not be safe in subacute ischemic stroke by intracranial atherosclerosis: a result of randomized trial

Objective: Current guideline recommends intensive blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensive patients, but the appropriate target BP level after ischemic stroke due to intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis remains uncertain. Methods: In this randomized, single-blinded trial, patients with symptomatic internal carotid or middle cerebral artery steno-occlusion (>50%) within 7–42 days after index stroke received intensive (target SBP 
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Treatment Source Type: research