A British study confirming the safety of the drug Lisinopril could help people who have suffered a stroke.
High blood pressure is common immediately after a stroke and such patients tend to have a worse outcome than those with normal blood pressure. Therefore, scientists believe it might be helpful to have a drug available that would lower blood pressure immediately after a stroke occurs.
However, trials to date have shown variable results, probably because treatment was either started too late or the wrong drug was used, said Dr. David Eveson of the University of Leicester’s department of cardiovascular sciences. This study evaluates, for the first time, an established blood pressure lowering drug immediately after stroke and confirms its safety in this group, thereby paving the way for larger studies to discover if it may benefit patients.
The research is reported in the American Journal of Hypertension.
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