Journal article
Lower stroke risk with lower blood pressure in hemodynamic cerebral ischemia
Neurology, Vol.82(12), pp.1027-1032
03/25/2014
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000238
PMCID: PMC3962994
PMID: 24532276
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:To determine whether strict blood pressure (BP) control is the best medical management for patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia.
METHODS:In this prospective observational cohort study, we analyzed data from 91 participants in the nonsurgical group of the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS) who had recent symptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia manifested by ipsilateral increased oxygen extraction fraction. The target BP goal in COSS was ≤130/85 mm Hg. We compared the occurrence of ipsilateral ischemic stroke during follow-up in the 41 participants with mean BP ≤130/85 mm Hg to the remaining 50 with higher BP.
RESULTS:Of 16 total ipsilateral ischemic strokes that occurred during follow-up, 3 occurred in the 41 participants with mean follow-up BP of ≤130/85 mm Hg, compared to 13 in the remaining 50 participants with mean follow-up BP >130/85 mm Hg (hazard ratio 3.742, 95% confidence interval 1.065–13.152, log-rank p = 0.027).
CONCLUSION:BPs ≤130/85 mm Hg were associated with lower subsequent stroke risk in these patients.
CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE:This study provides Class III evidence that control of hypertension ≤130/85 mm Hg is associated with a reduced risk of subsequent ipsilateral ischemic stroke in patients with recently symptomatic carotid occlusion and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia (increased oxygen extraction fraction).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lower stroke risk with lower blood pressure in hemodynamic cerebral ischemia
- Creators
- William Powers - From the Department of Neurology (W.J.P.), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; Clinical Trials Statistics and Data Management Center (W.R.C.), University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City; Departments of Neurological Surgery (R.L.G., C.P.D.), Radiology (R.L.G., T.O.V., C.P.D.), and Neurology (T.O.V., C.P.D.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; and the Department of Neurology (H.P.A.), University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine, Iowa CityWilliam ClarkeRobert GrubbTom VideenHarold AdamsColin Derdeyn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurology, Vol.82(12), pp.1027-1032
- Publisher
- American Academy of Neurology
- DOI
- 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000238
- PMID
- 24532276
- PMCID
- PMC3962994
- ISSN
- 0028-3878
- eISSN
- 1526-632X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/25/2014
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984015039602771
Metrics
23 Record Views