Association Between Ambulatory Systolic Blood Pressure During the Day and Asymptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis [Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis]

In conclusion, the present study showed a significant association between early morning SBP and asymptomatic ICAS in patients with hypertension after accounting for conventional cardiovascular risk factors. Our findings highlight the importance of morning SBP as a cardiovascular risk factor and should be validated in prospective studies.

Source: Hypertension - December 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chen, C.-T., Li, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Ling, H.-W., Chen, K.-M., Gao, P.-J., Zhu, D.-L. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Angiography, Risk Factors for Stroke Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis Source Type: research