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Intensive BP control is linked to harm in ICH with impaired renal function

Jenny Blair, MD   |   Clinical Summary   |   22 July 2021
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Takeaway

  • For patients with chronic hypertension and low baseline renal function who are experiencing spontaneous acute intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), an intensive BP-lowering strategy may be unsafe.

Why this matters

  • Whether intensive BP control is warranted in chronic kidney disease has been unclear.
  • Few data address stroke in this group and...

          

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