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Effect of carotid stenosis on the prognostic value of admission blood pressure in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Atherosclerosis, 10/12/09
Paciaroni M et al. – In the overall population, low BP was an independent risk factor for mortality. In patients with stenosis >=50% or occlusion of the carotid ipsilateral to the index stroke, high BP was associated with a lower mortality at 3 months.
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