Title | Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Perihematomal Edema Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Leasure AC, Qureshi AI, Murthy SB, Kamel H, Goldstein JN, Walsh KB, Woo D, Shi F-D, Huttner HB, Ziai WC, Hanley DF, Matouk CC, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN |
Journal | Stroke |
Volume | 50 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 2016-2022 |
Date Published | 2019 08 |
ISSN | 1524-4628 |
Keywords | Aged, Antihypertensive Agents, Brain Edema, Female, Humans, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Hypertensive, Male, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Nicardipine, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Retrospective Studies |
Abstract | Background and Purpose- It is unknown whether blood pressure (BP) reduction influences secondary brain injury in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We tested the hypothesis that intensive BP reduction is associated with decreased perihematomal edema expansion rate (PHER) in deep ICH. Methods- We performed an exploratory analysis of the ATACH-2 randomized trial (Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage-2). Patients with deep, supratentorial ICH were included. PHER was calculated as the difference in perihematomal edema volume between baseline and 24-hour computed tomography scans divided by hours between scans. We used regression analyses to determine whether intensive BP reduction was associated with PHER and if PHER was associated with poor outcome (3-month modified Rankin Scale score 4-6). We then used interaction analyses to test whether specific deep location (basal ganglia versus thalamus) modified these associations. Results- Among 1000 patients enrolled in ATACH-2, 870 (87%) had supratentorial, deep ICH. Of these, 780 (90%) had neuroimaging data (336 thalamic and 444 basal ganglia hemorrhages). Baseline characteristics of the treatment groups remained balanced (P>0.2). Intensive BP reduction was associated with a decrease in PHER in univariable (β= -0.15; 95% CI, -0.26 to -0.05; P=0.007) and multivariable (β=-0.12; 95% CI, -0.21 to -0.02; P=0.03) analyses. PHER was not independently associated with outcome in all deep ICH (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.93-1.41; P=0.20), but this association was modified by the specific deep location involved (multivariable interaction P=0.02); in adjusted analyses, PHER was associated with poor outcome in basal ganglia (odds ratio, 1.42; 1.05-1.97; P=0.03) but not thalamic (odds ratio, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.74-1.40; P=0.89) ICH. Conclusions- Intensive BP reduction was associated with decreased 24-hour PHER in deep ICH. PHER was not independently associated with outcome in all deep ICH but was associated with poor outcome in basal ganglia ICH. PHER may be a clinically relevant end point for clinical trials in basal ganglia ICH. |
DOI | 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.024838 |
Alternate Journal | Stroke |
PubMed ID | 31272326 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6646091 |
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