Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Dec 2012
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialSystolic blood pressure lowering to 160 mmHg or less using nicardipine in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: a prospective, multicenter, observational study (the Stroke Acute Management with Urgent Risk-factor Assessment and Improvement-Intracerebral Hemorrhage study).
Optimal blood pressure (BP) control in acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains controversial. We determined the effects of SBP lowering to 160 mmHg or more using intravenous nicardipine for acute ICH patients. ⋯ SBP lowering to 160 mmHg or less using nicardipine appears to be well tolerated and feasible for acute ICH.