Prestroke treatment with beta-blockers for hypertension is not associatedwith severity and poor outcome in patients with ischemic stroke: data from a national stroke registry

摘要

Background: Beta-blockers are not recommended as the initial therapy for hypertension. Reports on associations between use of beta-blockers and stroke severity are inconclusive. We assessed associations between prestroke use of beta-blockers and stroke severity, poststroke disability and death in a large group of hypertensive patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke.