Blood pressure after intracerebral hemorrhage: Lower may not be safer

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 731-732

  Vespa, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hemorrhagic expansion; Intracerebral hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

NICARDIPINE;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949120934     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181bfe9c3     Document Type: Editorial

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