Blood Pressure Variability and Neurologic Outcome After Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Secondary Analysis of the BEST Study.

ABSTRACT: Background and Purpose- Although higher blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with worse functional outcome after stroke, this association is not as well established in large vessel occlusion strokes treated with endovascular treatment (EVT). Methods- In this post hoc analysis of BEST (Blood Pressure after Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke), a prospective, multicenter cohort study of anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing EVT, we determined the association of BPV with poor outcome or death (90-day modified Rankin Scale, 3-6). We calculated BPV during the first 24 hours after EVT for systolic and diastolic BP using 5 methodologies, then divided BPV into tertiles and compared the highest to lowest tertile using logistic regression. Results- Of the 443

SUBMITTER: Mistry EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010595 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature