• J Chin Med Assoc · Jun 2022

    2021 Taiwan Stroke Society Guidelines of blood pressure control for ischemic stroke prevention.

    • Nai-Fang Chi, Chih-Ping Chung, Hao-Ming Cheng, Chi-Hung Liu, Chun-Jen Lin, Li-Chi Hsu, Sung-Chun Tang, Jiunn-Tay Lee, Helen L Po, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Tzung-Dau Wang, I-Hui Lee, and Taiwan Stroke Society Guideline Consensus Group.
    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
    • J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Jun 1; 85 (6): 651-664.

    BackgroundSince the publication of the 2015 Taiwan Stroke Society Blood Pressure for Treatment and Prevention of Stroke Guideline (2015 TSS BP Guideline), several new clinical studies have addressed whether a stricter blood pressure (BP) target would be effective for stroke prevention.MethodsTSS guideline consensus group provides recommendations on BP targets for stroke prevention based on updated evidences.ResultsThe present guideline covers five topics: (1) diagnosis of hypertension; (2) BP control and primary prevention of ischemic stroke; (3) BP control and secondary prevention of ischemic stroke; (4) BP control and secondary prevention of large artery atherosclerosis ischemic stroke; and (5) BP control and secondary prevention of small vessel occlusion ischemic stroke.ConclusionThe BP target for most stroke patients with hypertension is <130/80 mm Hg.Copyright © 2022, the Chinese Medical Association.

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