BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: @entity101 is poorly controlled in @entity64 survivors, thereby placing them at increased risk for recurrent events. Clinical trial evidence suggests that antihypertensive treatment may be beneficial for @entity64 prevention in @entity101 and normotensive @entity64 @entity1 . We aimed to evaluate the discharge antihypertensive prescription patterns in @entity1 hospitalized for an @entity63 cerebrovascular event and to determine factors associated with treatment utilization. METHODS: We analyzed @entity1 diagnosed with @entity385 or @entity63 ( @entity63 ) in the California @entity64 Prototype Registry (CASPR). We used generalized estimating equations to identify factors independently associated with receiving antihypertensives at the time of hospital discharge. RESULTS: Data were collected on 764 consecutive @entity1 with @entity385 or @entity63 encountered at 11 hospitals representative of facilities in the state of California. Overall, the rate of discharge with a prescription for any antihypertensive in the CASPR cohort was 69.4%. Hospital-specific rates were heterogeneous (P=0.04), varying from 55% to 100%. In multivariate analysis, independent predictors of prescription for antihypertensive medication at discharge were a history of @entity101 (P<0.0001), @entity6 (P=0.0009), and older age. CONCLUSIONS: About two-thirds of @entity1 hospitalized with acute @entity63 cerebrovascular events are discharged from the hospital on > or =1 antihypertensive medication. However, there is great variability in prescription rates between hospitals and considerable room for improvement.

Antihypertensive medications prescribed at discharge after an acute XXXX cerebrovascular event.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'Acute Stroke'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension', 'hypertensive', 'Hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['transient ischemic attack', 'ischemic', 'TIA'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke']
@entity63 :: (MESH:D007511,Disease) :: ['ischemic']
