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Over-rapid BP drop worse after ICH
Early Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Is Associated With Worse Functional Outcome: The Risk of Overshooting Blood Pressure Goals
Annals of Emergency Medicine · Added 27 July 2026
Retrospective cohort examining whether rapid systolic BP reduction ≤150 mm Hg after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage improved outcomes — early target achievement and overshooting <120 mm Hg were associated with worse functional outcome.
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- Hypothesis-generating
Learning goal
Weigh the benefits and risks of rapid systolic blood pressure lowering when managing suspected intracerebral haemorrhage.
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- Daily scan: 27 July 2026
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