Intensive versus guideline blood pressure and lipid lowering in patients with previous stroke: main results from the pilot ‘Prevention of decline in cognition after stroke trial’ (PODCAST) randomised controlled trial

Background Stroke is associated with the development of cognitive impairment and dementia. We assessed the effect of intensive blood pressure (BP) and/or lipid lowering on cognitive outcomes in patients with recent stroke in a pilot trial. Methods In a multicentre, partial-factorial trial,...

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Main Authors: Bath, Philip M.W., Scutt, Polly, Blackburn, Daniel J., Ankolekar, Sandeep, Krishnan, Kailash, Ballard, Clive, Burns, Alistair, Mant, Jonathan, Passmore, Peter, Pocock, Stuart, Reckless, John, Sprigg, Nikola, Stewart, Rob, Wardlaw, Joanna M., Ford, Gary A.
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Published: Public Library of Science 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44906/