Cerebral hemodynamic effects of early blood pressure lowering after TIA and stroke in patients with carotid stenosis.
Sara MazzuccoLinxin LiIain J McGurganMaria Assuncao TunaNicoletta BrunelliLucy E BinneyPeter M RothwellPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2022)
There was no evidence of worsening of TCD hemodynamic indices in patients with moderate/severe occlusive carotid disease treated with BP-lowering soon after TIA/non-disabling stroke, suggesting that antihypertensive treatment in this group of patients is safe in the acute setting of TIA clinics.
Keyphrases
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- liver failure
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- peritoneal dialysis
- cerebral ischemia
- drug induced
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- patient reported outcomes
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- metabolic syndrome
- brain injury
- hepatitis b virus
- skeletal muscle
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