Leticia Costa Rebello et al. Marcos Christiano Lange Rodrigo Bazan Maramelia Miranda Alves … Gisele Sampaio Silva Octavio Pontes Neto
Dear Editor
Initially, the Brazilian Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases (SBDCV) congratulates the Department of Arterial Hypertension of the Brazilian Societies of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Nephrology for the Brazilian Guidelines on Arterial Hypertension 2020 publication. Our aim is to raise some issues related to stroke care and BP management in acute setting, an important topic of discussion and controversy. The guideline correctly attributes arterial hypertension as the main cause of ischemic stroke and intracranial hemorrhage. We would like to point out some issues regarding managing blood pressure (BP) in these patients.
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