Effect of antihypertensive treatment on the long-term outcome of patients discharged after acute ischemic stroke

Effect of antihypertensive treatment on the long-term outcome of patients discharged after acute ischemic stroke

We aimed to evaluate the effects of the five main classes of antihypertensive agents on the long-term outcome of 313 consecutive patients discharged after acute ischemic stroke (36.4% males, age 78.5 ± 6.3 years). One year after discharge, the functional status [evaluated with the modified Rankin sc...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Tziomalos, Vasilios Giampatzis, Stella D. Bouziana, Marianna Spanou, Stavroula Kostaki, Maria Papadopoulou, Stella-Maria Angelopoulou, Eleni Margariti, Christos Savopoulos, Apostolos I. Hatzitolios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Subjects:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
angiotensin receptor blockers
antihypertensive treatment
cardiovascular morbidity
functional outcome
stroke
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1246561

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1246561

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