Nyika D. Kruyt

Blood Pressure Management Before Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Rethinking Treatment Thresholds

Background Elevated blood pressure (BP) is common after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), but it is unclear if it should be lowered. Lowering elevated BP may compromise the ischemic brain, while the time taken to lower BP may delay or even exclude patients from receiving intravenous t...