Pedro Castro1, Francisca Ferreira2, Cindy K Nguyen3, Seyedmehdi Payabvash4, Can Ozan Tan5, Farzaneh Sorond6, Elsa Azevedo1, Nils Petersen3. 1. Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Cardiovascular R&D Unit (P.C., E.A.), Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal. 2. Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health (F.F.), Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal. 3. Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology (C.K.N., N.P.), Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT. 4. Department of Neuroradiology (S.P.), Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT. 5. Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA (C.O.T.). 6. Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (F.S.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: High blood pressure (BP) variability after endovascular stroke therapy is associated with poor outcome. Conventional BP variability measures require long recordings, limiting their utility as a risk assessment tool to guide clinical decision-making. Here, we performed rapid assessment of BP variability by spectral analysis and evaluated its association with early clinical improvement and long-term functional outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study of 146 patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke who underwent successful endovascular stroke therapy. Spectral analysis of 5-minute recordings of beat-to-beat BP was used to quantify BP variability. Outcomes included initial clinical response and modified Rankin Scale at 90 days. RESULTS: Increased BP variability at high frequencies was independently associated with poor functional outcome at 90 days (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.85 [95% CI, 1.07-3.25], P=0.03; low-/high-frequency ratio aOR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.46-0.92], P=0.02) and reduced likelihood of an early neurological recovery (aOR, 0.62 [95% CI, 0.44-0.91], P=0.01 and aOR, 1.37 [95% CI, 1.03-1.87], P=0.04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: High-frequency BP oscillations after successful reperfusion may be harmful and associate with a decreased likelihood of neurological recovery and favorable functional outcomes. Rapid assessment of BP variability throughout the postreperfusion period is feasible and may allow for a more personalized BP management.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: High blood pressure (BP) variability after endovascular stroke therapy is associated with poor outcome. Conventional BP variability measures require long recordings, limiting their utility as a risk assessment tool to guide clinical decision-making. Here, we performed rapid assessment of BP variability by spectral analysis and evaluated its association with early clinical improvement and long-term functional outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study of 146 patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke who underwent successful endovascular stroke therapy. Spectral analysis of 5-minute recordings of beat-to-beat BP was used to quantify BP variability. Outcomes included initial clinical response and modified Rankin Scale at 90 days. RESULTS: Increased BP variability at high frequencies was independently associated with poor functional outcome at 90 days (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.85 [95% CI, 1.07-3.25], P=0.03; low-/high-frequency ratio aOR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.46-0.92], P=0.02) and reduced likelihood of an early neurological recovery (aOR, 0.62 [95% CI, 0.44-0.91], P=0.01 and aOR, 1.37 [95% CI, 1.03-1.87], P=0.04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: High-frequency BP oscillations after successful reperfusion may be harmful and associate with a decreased likelihood of neurological recovery and favorable functional outcomes. Rapid assessment of BP variability throughout the postreperfusion period is feasible and may allow for a more personalized BP management.
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