Degree and timing of intensive blood pressure lowering on hematoma growth in intracerebral hemorrhage: Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial-2 results

Cheryl Carcel, Xia Wang, Shoichiro Sato, Chrisitan Stapf, Else Charlotte Sandset, Candice Delcourt, Hisatomi Arima, Thompson Robinson, Pablo Lavados, John Chalmers, Craig S. Anderson, INTERACT2 Investigators

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

47 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background and Purpose

Degree and timing of blood pressure (BP) lowering treatment in relation to hematoma growth were investigated in the Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial-2 (INTERACT2).

Methods

INTERACT2 was an international clinical trial of intensive (target systolic BP [SBP], <140 mm Hg) versus guideline-recommended (SBP, <180 mm Hg) BP lowering in 2839 patients within 6 hours of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and elevated SBP (150-220 mm Hg), in which 964 had repeat cranial computed tomography at 24 hours. ANCOVA models assessed categories of SBP reduction and time to target SBP on 24-hour hematoma growth.

Results

Greater SBP reduction was associated with reduced hematoma growth (13.3, 5.0, and 3.0 mL for <10, 10-20, and 20 mm Hg, respectively; P trend<0.001). In the intensive treatment group (n=491), the least mean hematoma growth was in patients who achieved target SBP <1 hour (2.6 mL) versus to those in target at 1 to 6 (4.7 mL) and >6 hours (5.4 mL). The smallest mean absolute hematoma growth (2.0 mL) was in those achieving target SBP 5 to 8 times versus 3 to 4 (3.1 mL) and 0 to 2 times (5.2 mL).

Conclusions

Intensive BP lowering with greater SBP reduction, which is achieved quickly and maintained consistently, seems to provide protection against hematoma growth for 24 hours.
Clinical Trial RegistrationURL: http: //www. clinicaltrials. gov. Unique identifier: NCT00716079.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1651-1653
Number of pages3
JournalStroke
Volume47
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • blood pressure
  • cerebral hemorrhage
  • hematoma
  • tomography

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Degree and timing of intensive blood pressure lowering on hematoma growth in intracerebral hemorrhage: Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial-2 results'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this