Table 3.
Systolic blood pressure parameters in 39 patients during endovascular intervention for acute posterior circulation ischemic stroke stratified for patients with and without BP augmenting drugs.
| All | BP aug. drug (N = 20) | No BP aug. drug (N = 19) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard deviation | 12.9 (7.4–16.0) | 17.1 (12.4–19.5) | 8.4 (4.8–10.1) | <0.001 |
| Coefficient of variation | 9.6 (5.5–12.7) | 12.7 (8.9–15.1) | 6.2 (4.4–7.5) | <0.001 |
| Average real variability | 4.0 (2.5–4.7) | 4.7 (3.1–5.4) | 3.3 (2.2–4.0) | 0.053 |
| Maximum-minimum difference, mmHg | 57.4 (28.5–78.0) | 76.1 (58.5–95.2) | 37.3 (20.5–50.5) | <0.001 |
| Number of excursions ≥120% SBP | 13.6 (0.0–13.0) | 13.1 (0.0–14.8) | 14.1 (0.0–9.0) | 0.608 |
| Time spent ≥120% SBP | 14.1 (0.0–15.0) | 14.1 (0.0–23.2) | 14.2 (0.0–9.0) | 0.556 |
| Number of excursions ≤80% SBP | 4.8 (0.0–2.0) | 9.0 (0.0–10.8) | 0.5 (0.0–0.0) | 0.024 |
| Time spent under ≤80% SBP | 4.8 (0.0–2.0) | 9.0 (0.0–10.8) | 0.5 (0.0–0.0) | 0.011 |
| Number of SBP excursions <140 mmHg | 45.9 (14.5–75.0) | 49.7 (17.8–79.5) | 41.8 (4.0–69.0) | 0.399 |
| Time spent under 140 mmHg | 48.4 (18–76.0) | 51 (24.5–79.8) | 45.7 (14.5–73.0) | 0.643 |
| Number of SBP excursions <100 mmHg | 3.0 (0.0–3.5) | 1.5 (0.0–5.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.5) | 0.121 |
| Time spent under 100 mmHg | 3.0 (0.0–3.5) | 4.4 (0.0–5.0) | 1.6 (0.0–2.0) | 0.089 |
| Number of SBP excursions ≥180 mmHg | 3.7 (0.0–5.0) | 4.8 (0.0–5.2) | 2.6 (0.0–4.5) | 0.295 |
| Time spent ≥180 mmHg | 2.4 (0.0–2.0) | 3.45 (0.0–2.0) | 1.31 (0.0–0.5) | 0.356 |
SBP – systolic blood pressure, aug. – augmention, low. – lowering. Data are presented as median (interquartile range).