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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
Hypertension is observed in three-fourths of the patients in the acute phase of a cerebral infarction. Treatment of an elevated blood pressure in the acute phase of a cerebral infarction is discouraged for the following arguments: In most instances the elevated blood pressure decreases spontaneously in the first few days after the infarction and stabilisation of the blood pressure is usually seen within 4 to 7 days. The elevated blood pressure in the acute phase of the cerebral infarction may be considered a favourable adaptation mechanism aimed at maintaining cerebral perfusion in the region surrounding the infarction. As a consequence lowering of the elevated blood pressure may be harmful because it can lead to expansion of the infarction. No controlled prospective studies to determine if treatment of hypertension in the acute phase of a cerebral infarction might be of benefit have been performed. There are, however, several case reports showing that treatment of an elevated blood pressure in the acute phase of a cerebral infarction is associated with dramatic progression of the neurological deficit. Exceptions can be made for situations where diastolic blood is repeatedly higher than 130-140 mmHg or where there are concomitant cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, heart failure or a dissecting aneurysm requiring immediate antihypertensive treatment.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1089-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Hypertension in the acute phase of cerebral infarction; not always to be treated].
pubmed:affiliation
Afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde I, Academisch Ziekenhuis Rotterdam-Dijkzigt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract