Transient ischemic attacks associated with hypotension in hypertensive patients with carotid artery stenosis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In a group of 132 patients with transient ischemic attacks ((TIAs) 7 patients (4 men, 3 women, ages 64 to 81) had TIAs preceded by hypotension. The average fall of mean blood pressure during an attack was 26.4 +/- 5.5 mm Hg (SD). Only one of these patients had a TIA which was not preceded by hypotension. This episode occurred during a paroxysm of coughing. All 7 of these patients had hypertension, and cerebral arteriography performed in 4 of the 7 revealed hemodynamically significant carotid artery stenosis. Each of the 4 patients developed hypotension and a TIA after the procedure. Twenty of the other patients had hypotensive episodes but did not develop focal neurological deficits. None of these patients had carotid artery stenosis. This study suggests that hypertensive patients with carotid artery stenosis may be at risk to develop focal cerebral ischemia during acute hypotensive episodes.

publication date

  • January 1, 1981

Research

keywords

  • Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0019511640

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1161/01.str.12.3.353

PubMed ID

  • 7245301

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 3