Tag: blood pressure
Latest trial results prompt call to “elevate” intracranial haemorrhage management
Following the presentation of new trials assessing intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) treatment approaches, INTERACT3 and ENRICH, Craig Anderson (The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney,...
Blood pressure lowering after EVT “should be customised” owing to safety...
The administration of medications to lower systolic blood pressure in acute ischaemic stroke patients who have undergone a successful mechanical thrombectomy procedure—also known as...
ENCHANTED2/MT data indicate intensive blood pressure lowering “should be avoided” after...
Recently published data from the ENCHANTED2/MT study have shed new light on the safety and efficacy of more intensive versus less intensive blood pressure...
RAAS inhibitors shown to reduce risk of intracranial aneurysm rupture in...
A multicentre study of more than 3,000 people with high blood pressure and brain aneurysms found that the use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors—a...
Remote blood pressure monitoring beneficial for stroke survivors in under-resourced areas
A new strategy using telehealth to monitor blood pressure at home for several months immediately after a stroke had a positive impact on patient engagement and blood...
ISC News: AUGUSTUS secondary analysis confirms safety of blood thinning agent
Treatment with the blood thinner apixaban was associated with a lower risk of bleeding, death and hospitalisation compared with warfarin, regardless of history of...
Blood pressure reduction inversely associated with poor outcome after successful reperfusion
A study investigating the relationship between systolic blood pressure (BP) reduction and outcome of mechanical thrombectomy has shown that systolic BP, in the first...
Intensive blood pressure lowering beyond recommendations safely reduced the risk of...
Although intensive blood pressure lowering with intravenous thrombolysis is safe in patients with acute ischaemic stroke, the observed reduction in intracranial haemorrhage did not...
Stroke survivors could gain the most from new blood pressure guidelines
Treating high blood pressure in stroke survivors more aggressively, could cut deaths by one-third, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart...
