Inclusion Criteria:  1. Age 18 or older 2. Acute hypertension (systolic blood pressure of greater than 140 mmHg) at recanalization 3. Anterior circulation ischemic stroke symptoms and confirmed occlusion (ICA, M1, or M2) on angiogram with mechanical thrombectomy initiated within 24 hours since last known well 4. Success revascularization score of mTICI 2c or higher after mechanical thrombectomy 5. ASPECTS score of greater than 6 6. Premorbid mRS 0-4 7. Signed informed consent within 30 minutes from end of MT procedure.  Exclusion Criteria:  1. Presence of any hemorrhage and/or ASPECT score ≤6 on baseline head CT scan 2. Pregnant or lactating 3. Acute traumatic brain injury 4. Patient on active dialysis 5. Intracranial neoplasm 6. Acute or recent STEMI in the last 30 days 7. Severe arrhythmias, unstable cardiac function 8. Any terminal medical condition with life expectancy less than 6 months 9. Concurrent enrollment in another trial that could confound the results of this study