Normal Systolic Blood Pressure at Presentation With Acute Ischemic Stroke Predicts Cardioembolic Etiology

Normal Systolic Blood Pressure at Presentation With Acute Ischemic Stroke Predicts Cardioembolic Etiology

Background Early insight into the possible etiology of ischemic stroke allows for early initiation of mechanism‐specific secondary stroke prevention. Initial systolic blood pressure during acute ischemic stroke may relate to stroke etiology. We sought to determine whether normotension at presentatio...

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Main Authors: Margaret Moores, Vignan Yogendrakumar, Olena Bereznyakova, Walid Alesefir, Hailey Pettem, Grant Stotts, Dar Dowlatshahi, Michel Shamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
blood pressure
etiology
ischemic stroke
prevention
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014399

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