Overuse of antihypertensives in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1230-1233

  Underwood, Matthew ^a   Lobo, Bob L ^a,b   Finch, Christopher ^a   Wang, James ^a  

^a Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare   (United States)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Antihypertensives; Hypertension; Hypotension; Neurologic outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845347345     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000232214.06335.ca     Document Type: Review

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