Systolic Blood Pressure Trajectories in the Acute Phase and Clinical Outcomes in 2-Year Follow-up Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke

Optimal blood pressure (BP) levels during acute ischemic stroke have not been established. We studied associations between systolic BP trajectories during acute phase and subsequent clinical outcomes among patients with ischemic stroke.A total of 4,036 patients with acute ischemic stroke and elevated BP from the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke trial were included in this analysis. Three BPs were measured every 2 hours in...