AIM This study aimed to evaluate the associations of blood pressure (BP) variability in patients with ischemic stroke during the subacute phase using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and the ankle-brachial index (ABI). METHODS We retrospectively examined 831 consecutive patients (women 44.8%, mean age 76 ± 12 years) with acute ischemic stroke who underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring during the subacute phase of stroke (median 9 days from onset) and an ABI examination. BP variability was evaluated by assessing the standard deviation and coefficient of variation of systolic BP and diastolic BP. A low ABI was defined as an ABI
