Higher Ambulatory Blood Pressure Relates to New Cerebral Microbleeds | Zendy

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Higher Ambulatory Blood Pressure Relates to New Cerebral Microbleeds

Author(s) -

Pim Klarenbeek,

Robert J. van Oostenbrugge,

Rob P.W. Rouhl,

Iris L.H. Knottnerus,

Julie Staals

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.676619

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , odds ratio , blood pressure , confidence interval , ambulatory , lacunar stroke , cardiology , stroke (engine) , diastole , logistic regression , population , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with the presence of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) in cross-sectional studies. However, longitudinal studies did not show a convincing relationship. We aimed to determine the association between elevated BP levels and the occurrence of new CMBs after a 2-year follow-up in first-ever lacunar stroke patients using ambulatory BP monitoring.

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