Resistant Hypertension after Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated with More Medical Interventions and Longer Hospital Stays without Affecting Outcome

Resistant Hypertension after Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated with More Medical Interventions and Longer Hospital Stays without Affecting Outcome

BackgroundHypertension (HTN) is the most common cause of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study is to investigate the role of resistant HTN in patients with ICH.Methods and resultsWe conducted a retrospective study of all consecutive ICH admissions at our medical center fr...

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Main Authors: Daojun Hong, Dana Stradling, Cyrus K. Dastur, Yama Akbari, Leonid Groysman, Lama Al-Khoury, Jefferson Chen, Steven L. Small, Wengui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
intracerebral hemorrhage
resistant hypertension
intensive care unit
length of stay
functional outcome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00184/full

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