Blood Pressure Lowering May Reduce White Matter Hyperintensities in Stroke Patients
8th Sep 2005, 11:36 GMT
In this substudy of PROGRESS, blood pressure lowering resulted in slowed or stopped progression of white matter hyperintensities on cerebral MRI during three-year follow-up. (CME) Medscape Medical News Charles Vega,Laurie Barclay,Gary Vogin
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