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Stroke: high SBP does not reduce benefit of endovascular thrombectomy

Susan London   |   Clinical Summary   |   23 March 2023
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Takeaway

  • Patients with ischaemic stroke who have high systolic BP (SBP) on admission have a poorer functional outcome overall but still benefit from endovascular thrombectomy, finds a meta-analysis reported in the journal Lancet Neurology .

Why this matters

  • Guidelines recommend that patients have a BP no higher than 185/110 mmHg...

          

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