SGEM#73: How Low Can You Go (Lowering BP in ICH)

Trials extracted from the podcast by Dr. Ken Milne

• 2013INTERACT2HypertensionIn 2839 patients with acute intracerebral haemorrhage, intensive blood-pressure lowering did not cut death or major disability versus guideline care.
• 2008INTERACTHypertensionIn 404 patients with acute intracerebral haemorrhage, intensive blood-pressure lowering reduced haematoma growth at 24 h compared with guideline-based management.
• 2002HUNTHypertensionIn22 685 Norwegian adults, higherbaseline blood pressurepredictedless non-migrainous headache after 11 yearsthannormal blood pressure.