Early Blood Pressure Reduction May Improve Stroke Outcomes, Stud...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 02/26/2008 - 16:00

Early and intensive lowering of high blood pressure has shown promising effects in stroke patients, according to results of a new stroke study.

Initial results of the first large-scale investigation into managing raised blood pressure after intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke) demonstrates that rapid blood pressure lowering is well tolerated and appears to reduce the amount of bleeding in the brain, indicating that such treatment could reduce the risk of death and disability in stroke patients.

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