Long-Term External Counterpulsation Reduces Beat-to-Beat Blood Pressure Variability Without Changing Arterial Blood Pressure in Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Bioengineering (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13203218 · PMID 42194277

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.073so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In the comparison of SBP and DBP at the two measurement points within the groups, SBP decreased significantly in both groups: the ECP treatment group ( p = 0.006) and the control group with medical treatment ( p = 0.012); however, for DBP, a significant decrease was observed in the ECP group ( p = 0.023), while the reduction in the control group did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.073). 3.3.

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