Cerebral hemodynamic effects of early blood pressure lowering after TIA and stroke in patients with carotid stenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effects of early blood pressure (BP) lowering on cerebral perfusion in patients with moderate/severe occlusive carotid disease after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and non-disabling stroke are uncertain.

Aims

We aimed to evaluate the changes in transcranial Doppler (TCD) indices in patients undergoing blood pressure lowering soon after TIA/non-disabling stroke.

Methods

Consecutive eligible patients (1 November 2011 to 30 October 2018) attending a rapid-access clinic with TIA/non-disabling stroke underwent telemetric home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) for 1 month and middle cerebral artery velocities measurements ipsilateral to carotid stenosis on TCD ultrasound in the acute setting and at 1 month. Hypertensive patients (HBPM ⩾ 135/85) underwent intensiv

SUBMITTER: Mazzucco S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679318 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature