title: [The prognostic value and evolution of blood pressure during an acute phase of stroke].
abstract: We studied the prognostic influence and evolution of blood pressure during the acute phase of stroke in 89 patients (50 men and 39 women) with an average age of 69.4 +/- 10.8 years. Seventy-two were diagnosed as having ischaemic infarct and 17 as having spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Blood pressure was taken every four hours for twelve days. Clinical situation was evaluated using the Rankin scale. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure progressively decreased without needing any medication in the first two weeks of evolution. The decrease was greatest in hypertense patients and in those with left ventricle hypertrophy. We found the initial figures for systolic and diastolic blood pressure significantly higher in those patients with brain infarct who had not died and in those in a better functional position the second week of evolution. Blood pressure did not influence the prognosis of intracerebral haemorrhage patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Xeral de Galicia-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corredera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naveiro
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sesar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
vernacular_title: Valor pronóstico y evolución de la tensión arterial en la fase aguda de la enfermedad cerebrovascular.