Critical CareBlood Pressure ManagementEndovascular Thrombectomy
Avoiding Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Lowering After Successful Thrombectomy May Improve 1-Year Stroke Recovery: The OPTIMAL-BP Extension
By MedXY|May 31, 2026
In OPTIMAL-BP 1-year follow-up, targeting systolic BP <140 mm Hg after successful thrombectomy was associated with worse long-term functional recovery than conventional BP management.
