The Intracerebral Hemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
Rapid BP lowering after a moderate volume of ICH does not reduce perihematoma CBF. These physiological data indicate that acute BP reduction does not precipitate cerebral ischemia in ICH patients.
Clinical Trial Registration Information—
URL:http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique Identifier: NCT00963976.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Butcher, K. S., Jeerakathil, T., Hill, M., Demchuk, A. M., Dowlatshahi, D., Coutts, S. B., Gould, B., McCourt, R., Asdaghi, N., Findlay, J. M., Emery, D., Shuaib, A., for the ICH ADAPT Investigators Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Brain Circulation and Metabolism, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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