Blood pressure management in reperfused ischemic stroke

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Mar 4;3(3):CD016085. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016085.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of intensive systolic blood pressure management (target less than 160 mmHg) versus conventional management (target less than 180 mmHg) in people undergoing ischemic stroke reperfusion via systemic thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy.

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension*
  • Ischemic Stroke* / therapy
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Reperfusion / methods
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents