Open AccessBlood pressure reduction and outcome after endovascular therapy: a secondary analysis of the BEST study
Author(s) -
Mohammad Anadani,
Adam de Have,
Shadi Yaghi,
Tapan Mehta,
Niraj Arora,
Amy Starosciak,
Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa,
James E. Siegler,
Akshitkumar M. Mistry,
Rohan Chitale,
Alejandro M Spiotta,
Georgios Tsivgoulis,
Pooja Khatri,
Eva Mistry
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of neurointerventional surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.652
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1759-8486
pISSN - 1759-8478
DOI - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016494
Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , blood pressure , prospective cohort study , post hoc analysis , cohort , logistic regression , cohort study , revascularization , observational study , cardiology , surgery , ischemic stroke , myocardial infarction , ischemia
Elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the acute phase after endovascular therapy (EVT) is associated with worse outcome. However, the association between systolic blood pressure reduction (SBPr) and the outcome of EVT is not well understood.