Abstract MP36: Blood Pressure Reductions in the Hyperacute Phase of Large Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke Are Associated With Infarct Progression and Poor Functional Outcome

Introduction: Decreases in blood pressure (BP) during endovascular therapy (EVT) have been associated with infarct progression and worse outcome after large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. However, BP trajectories in the hyperacute phase prior to EVT have not been well characterized. We used high-frequency BP and hemodynamic monitoring to study the timing of BP reductions during the hyperacute period of stroke and evaluated their relation to...