Abstract:
Objective To observe the trajectory of systolic blood pressure(SBP) during 24 hours after admission in patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS) and its relationship with early prognosis. Methods A total of 319 patients with AIS who met the inclusion criteria and were hospitalized in Ward 2 and Ward 4, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology from June 2019 to January 2022 were selected. According to the change trend of SBP within 24 hours of admission, patients were divided into high-stable group(SBP≥160 mmHg within 24 hours), high-medium group(SBP≥160 mmHg in the first 6 hours after admission and subsequently decreased to 140-160 mmHg or lower), medium-stable group(SBP was 140-160 mmHg within 24 hours), medium-low group(SBP was 140-160 mmHg in the first 6 hours after admission and subsequently decreased to <140 mmHg) and low-stable group(SBP <140 mmHg in 24 hours, but not lower than 120 mmHg). The primary outcome was poor early prognosis modified Rankin scale(mRs) score ≥3 at 14 d of onset or at discharge. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the relationship between SBP trajectory and early prognosis. Results A total of 319 patients with AIS were included in this study, and five SBP trajectory groups were determined according to the SBP trend in 24 hours: high-stable group(50 cases, 15.7%), high-medium group(101 cases, 31.7%), medium-stable group(66 cases, 20.7%), medium-low group(74 cases, 23.2%), low-stable group(28 cases, 8.7%). One hundred and sixteen patients(36.4%) had poor prognosis at 14 days after onset or at the time of discharge. The proportion of early poor prognosis in high-stable group, high-medium group, medium-stable group, medium-low group and low-stable group was 58.0%, 33.7%, 30.3%, 28.4% and 42.9%, respectively(χ~2=14.030, P=0.007). The results of multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that compared with the high-stable group, the high-medium group, the medium-stable group and the medium-low group had a reduced risk of poor early prognosis, with OR(95%CI) of 0.144(0.048-0.431), 0.226(0.057-0.902), 0.131(0.022-0.769), respectively, after adjusting for sex, history of hypertension, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, homocysteine, mean SBP in 24 hours, standard deviation(SD) of SBP in 24 hours, antihypertensive treatment. Conclusions The SBP trajectory within 24 hours after admission may be a predictor of early poor prognosis for acute ischemic stroke. A decrease in systolic blood pressure in the acute phase and maintenance at 120-160 mmHg may indicate a reduced risk of poor early prognosis.