Post-stroke diastolic blood pressure and risk of recurrent vascular events.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Recent clinical trials and expert consensus guidelines have typically focused on the issue of systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets for reducing vascular risk. However, little is known about the relationship of the diastolic BP (DBP) level with vascular outcomes after a stroke.

Methods

A multicenter trial dataset involving 3680 recent (<4 months) non-cardioembolic stroke patients followed for 2 years was analyzed. Subjects were categorized per mean DBP level (mmHg) during follow-up: low-normal (<70), normal (70 to <80), high-normal (80-89) and high (≥90). Pulse pressure (PP) was prespecified by three categories of <60, 60 to <70, and ≥70 mmHg. Independent associations of mean DBP level with major vascular events (MVEs) and ischaemic stroke were assesse

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5657577 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature