Ambulatory blood pressure variability within the first 24 hours after admission and outcomes of acute ischemic stroke

Our purpose was to evaluate the value of blood pressure variability within the first 24 hours after admission in predicting outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). A greater variability in systolic blood pressure (adjusted odds ratio [OR]  = 1.801, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.167–2.779) was associated with poor discharge outcome, especially for nondiabetics (adjusted OR = 1.948, 95% CI = 1.184–3.205) and cardioembolism-related patients with AIS (OR = 7.650, 95% CI = 1.370–42.713).
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research