Association Between Blood Pressure Control and Risk of Recurrent Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most severe form of stroke. Survivors are at high risk of recurrence, death, and worsening functional disability.

Objective

To investigate the association between blood pressure (BP) after index ICH and risk of recurrent ICH.

Design, setting, and participants

Single-site, tertiary care referral center observational study of 1145 of 2197 consecutive patients with ICH presenting from July 1994 to December 2013. A total of 1145 patients with ICH survived at least 90 days and were followed up through December 2013 (median follow-up of 36.8 months [minimum, 9.8 months]).

Exposures

Blood pressure measurements at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, and every 6 months thereafter, obtained from medical personnel (inpatient hospital o

SUBMITTER: Biffi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4737594 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature