Hugo J Aparicio1,2,3, Laura M Tarko1, David Gagnon1,4, Lauren Costa1, Ashley Galloway1, Serkalem Demissie1,4, Luc Djousse1,5, Sudha Seshadri1,2,6, Kelly Cho1,5, Peter W F Wilson7,8,9. 1. Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System (H.J.A., L.M.T., D.G., L.C., A.G., S.D., L.D., S.S., K.C.). 2. Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA (H.J.A., S.S.). 3. Boston Medical Center, MA (H.J.A.). 4. Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA (D.G., S.D.). 5. Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (L.D., K.C.). 6. Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio (S.S.). 7. Atlanta VA Medical Center, GA (P.W.F.W.). 8. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.W.F.W.). 9. Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (P.W.F.W.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Low blood pressure (BP) is associated with higher stroke mortality, although the factors underlying this association have not been fully explored. We investigated prestroke BP and long-term mortality after ischemic stroke in a national sample of US veterans. METHODS: Using a retrospective cohort study design of veterans hospitalized between 2002 and 2007 with a first ischemic stroke and with ≥1 outpatient BP measurements 1 to 18 months before admission, we defined 6 categories each of average prestroke systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP, and 7 categories of pulse pressure. Patients were followed-up to 12 years for primary outcomes of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. We used Cox models to relate prestroke BP indices to mortality and stratified analyses by the presence of preexisting comorbidities (smoking, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation/flutter, cancer, and dementia), race and ethnicity. RESULTS: Of 29 690 eligible veterans with stroke (mean±SD age 67±12 years, 98% men, 67% White), 2989 (10%) had average prestroke SBP<120 mm Hg. During a follow-up of 4.1±3.3 years, patients with SBP<120 mm Hg experienced 61% all-cause and 27% cardiovascular mortality. In multivariable analyses, patients with the lowest SBP, lowest diastolic BP, and highest pulse pressure had the highest mortality risk: SBP<120 versus 130 to 139 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.26 [95% CI, 1.19-1.34]); diastolic BP <60 versus 70 to 79 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.35 [95% CI, 1.23-1.49]); and pulse pressure ≥90 versus 60 to 69 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.24 [95% CI, 1.15-1.35]). Patients with average SBP<120 mm Hg and at least one comorbidity (smoking, heart disease, cancer, or dementia) had the highest mortality risk (hazard ratio=1.45 [95% CI, 1.37-1.53]). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with normotension, low prestroke BP was associated with mortality after stroke, particularly among patients with at least one comorbidity.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Low blood pressure (BP) is associated with higher stroke mortality, although the factors underlying this association have not been fully explored. We investigated prestroke BP and long-term mortality after ischemic stroke in a national sample of US veterans. METHODS: Using a retrospective cohort study design of veterans hospitalized between 2002 and 2007 with a first ischemic stroke and with ≥1 outpatient BP measurements 1 to 18 months before admission, we defined 6 categories each of average prestroke systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP, and 7 categories of pulse pressure. Patients were followed-up to 12 years for primary outcomes of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. We used Cox models to relate prestroke BP indices to mortality and stratified analyses by the presence of preexisting comorbidities (smoking, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation/flutter, cancer, and dementia), race and ethnicity. RESULTS: Of 29 690 eligible veterans with stroke (mean±SD age 67±12 years, 98% men, 67% White), 2989 (10%) had average prestroke SBP<120 mm Hg. During a follow-up of 4.1±3.3 years, patients with SBP<120 mm Hg experienced 61% all-cause and 27% cardiovascular mortality. In multivariable analyses, patients with the lowest SBP, lowest diastolic BP, and highest pulse pressure had the highest mortality risk: SBP<120 versus 130 to 139 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.26 [95% CI, 1.19-1.34]); diastolic BP <60 versus 70 to 79 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.35 [95% CI, 1.23-1.49]); and pulse pressure ≥90 versus 60 to 69 mm Hg (hazard ratio=1.24 [95% CI, 1.15-1.35]). Patients with average SBP<120 mm Hg and at least one comorbidity (smoking, heart disease, cancer, or dementia) had the highest mortality risk (hazard ratio=1.45 [95% CI, 1.37-1.53]). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with normotension, low prestroke BP was associated with mortality after stroke, particularly among patients with at least one comorbidity.
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