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COSSACS
Continue Or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study
Ongoing trial
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Author(s) |
COSSACS Trial Group |
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Title(s) |
COSSACS (Continue or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study): rationale and design |
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Reference(s) |
J Hypertens 2005;23:455–8 |
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Disease |
Stroke |
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Purpose |
To determine whether existing antihypertensive treatment should be continued or discontinued following acute stroke onset |
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Study design |
Randomised, open |
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Follow-up |
Aim 2 weeks |
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Patients |
Aim 2900 patients, aged > 18 years, within 24 h of acute ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, and currently taking antihypertensive drugs |
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Treatment regimen |
Continue or discontinue existing antihypertensive drugs |
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Results |
Not yet available |
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