Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post Stroke (CHHIPS) – a randomised controlled trial
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Controlling hypertension and hypotension immediately post stroke (CHHIPS)--a randomised controlled trial.
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of acute pressor and depressor blood pressure (BP) manipulation on 2-week death and dependency following acute stroke and investigate the safety and efficacy of such treatments. DESIGN A multicentre, prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled titrated-dose trial. SETTING Five hospitals in England. PARTICIPANTS Patients over 18 years admitted...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Technology Assessment
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1366-5278,2046-4924
DOI: 10.3310/hta13090