No Increased Stroke Risk With Intensive Systolic BP Lowering

SAN DIEGO — Intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP) to levels below 120 mm Hg does not increase the risk for stroke, even with lower mean arterial pressure, new research shows.
"Our findings suggest clinicians can safely lower systolic blood pressure when treating patients with hypertension without worrying that they will inadvertently cause a stroke through cerebral hypoperfusion by lowering blood pressure too much," first author, Jack Tsao, MD, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Medscape Medical News.
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