Cardiovascular Hypertensive Emergencies

Inevitably, a small proportion of patients with systematic hypertension will develop hypertensive crisis at some point. Hypertensive crises can be divided into hypertensive emergency or hypertensive urgency according to the presence or lack of acute target organ damage. In this review, we discuss ca...

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Published in:Current hypertension reports 2015-02, Vol.17 (2), p.5-5, Article 5
Main Authors: Papadopoulos, D. P., Sanidas, E. A., Viniou, N. A., Gennimata, V., Chantziara, V., Barbetseas, I., Makris, T. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure Determination
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - drug therapy
Emergency Medical Services
Family Medicine
General Practice
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertensive Emergencies (BM Baumann
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Nephrology
Primary Care Medicine
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Topical Collection on Hypertensive Emergencies
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Summary:Inevitably, a small proportion of patients with systematic hypertension will develop hypertensive crisis at some point. Hypertensive crises can be divided into hypertensive emergency or hypertensive urgency according to the presence or lack of acute target organ damage. In this review, we discuss cardiovascular hypertensive emergencies, including acute coronary syndrome, aortic dissection, congestive heart failure, and sympathomimetic hypertensive crises, including those caused by cocaine use. Each presents in a unique fashion, although some hypertensive emergency patients report nonspecific symptoms. Treatment includes several effective and rapid-acting medications to safely reduce the blood pressure, protect remaining end-organ function, relieve symptoms, minimize the risk of complications, and thereby improve patient outcomes.
ISSN:1522-6417
1534-3111
DOI:10.1007/s11906-014-0515-z