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1. The Influence of Food Ingestion on Blood Pressure in Stroke Patients....................................................... 1
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The Influence of Food Ingestion on Blood Pressure in Stroke Patients
Author: Rowat, Anne M; Wardlaw, Joanna M; Dennis, Martin S; Warlow, Charles P

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Abstract: We aimed to investigate whether and how often changes in blood pressure (BP) were occurring in
relation to eating in a large sample of acute stroke patients. BP was measured non-invasively at 5-min intervals
from 10 min before the meal, throughout the meal and for 10 min after completion of the meal while the patient
was seated. Stroke patients (n = 93) had a higher BP at baseline than both elderly (n = 49) and young controls
(n = 20), which was statistically significant. There were no significant differences in the magnitude of change of
BP during the meal between the three groups. Compared with the average baseline BP recordings, stroke and
elderly control patients, but not young healthy control subjects, had a significant fall in average BP recordings by
3-4 mm Hg. Falls of >or =10 mm Hg in systolic BP immediately after finishing the meal were observed in a
similar frequency of stroke (26%) and elderly patients (22%) and in a small number of young controls (10%).
These data suggest that acute stroke and elderly patients have similar changes in BP during and immediately
after eating. Although reassuring, these results may have greater implications in patients with acute ischaemic
stroke, although it is unclear whether changes in BP of this magnitude and duration might influence the fate of
the penumbral brain tissue and thus the clinical outcome after stroke.
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
MeSH: Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 & over, Aging -- physiology, Female, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged,
Postprandial Period, Reference Values, Blood Pressure -- physiology (major), Eating -- physiology (major),
Stroke -- physiopathology (major)
Publication title: Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Pages: 152-8
Number of pages: 7
Publication year: 2001
Publication date: 2001
Year: 2001
Publisher: S. Karger AG
Place of publication: Basel
Country of publication: Switzerland
Publication subject: Medical Sciences
ISSN: 10159770
Source type: Scholarly Journals
Language of publication: English
Document type: Journal Article
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Accession number: 11641578
ProQuest document ID: 221144490
Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/221144490?accountid=50673
Copyright: Copyright (c) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
Last updated: 2013-01-28
Database: ProQuest Medical Library
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