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Management of hypertension in acute stroke
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , 06/12/09

Aiyagari V et al. – A review of the management of hypertension in acute stroke summaries the focus of recent pilot studies and the key controversies and questions.

• Review of the management of hypertension in acute stroke

• Hypertension common seen in an acute stroke setting
• Although hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, immediate management of elevated blood pressure in this setting is controversial
• Key questions: when to start lowering blood pressure; by how much to lower pressure; which pharmaceutical agents to use; whether to continue or stop previous antihypertensive medications
• Recent pilot studies may serve as a foundation for larger definitive studies

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