Eleonora De Matteis

Nov 10, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Matteo Foschi |Eleonora De Matteis |Federico De Santis

IntroductionAccording to previous studies, increased systolic blood pressure (SBP) after endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been correlated with worse clinical outcomes and an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) (1–7). The most recent guidelines, however, recommended a decent blood pressure target to be <180/105 mmHg in the first 24 h after endovascular treatment (8, 9).