In a new study, researchers found that lowering blood pressure intensively may reduce brain bleeding in a type of stroke called spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
The new finding could benefit people a high risk of the disease.
The research was conducted by a team from Yale University.
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is the most devastating type of stroke, and it carries a 40% mortality rate.
In the study, the team searched for effective treatments for the stroke.
They found that intensive blood pressure lowering may reduce the amount of bleeding in deep areas of the brain in patients with the condition.
Their analysis showed biological proof-of-concept of intensive blood pressure reduction as a therapy for intracerebral hemorrhage.
The team suggests that patients with damage to those areas of the brain may show improved therapeutic outcomes from intensive blood pressure reduction.
Future work needs to test if there is an improvement in clinical outcomes.
The lead author of the study is Audrey Leasure, a second-year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine.
The study is published in the journal JAMA Neurology.
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