Management of hypertensive urgencies: a new opportunity for unattended blood pressure measurement

New European Hypertension Society Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension recommend unattended blood pressure measurement use for hypertensive urgencies in the Emergency Wards. Available evidence shows that, in the specific situation of hypertensive urgencies, BP is reduced to less than 160/10...

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Published in:Journal of human hypertension 2024-04, Vol.38 (4), p.295-297
Main Authors: Robles, Nicolás Roberto, Fici, Francesco, Grassi, Guido
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antihypertensives
Blood pressure
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Emergency medical care
Epidemiology
Health Administration
Hospitals
Hypertension
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Patients
Public Health
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Summary:New European Hypertension Society Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension recommend unattended blood pressure measurement use for hypertensive urgencies in the Emergency Wards. Available evidence shows that, in the specific situation of hypertensive urgencies, BP is reduced to less than 160/100 mmHg or even lower values in 30 min in 30% of the patients when unattended BP measurement is used. The implementation of unattended blood pressure measurement could avoid a significant number of antihypertensive treatments.
ISSN:1476-5527
0950-9240
1476-5527
DOI:10.1038/s41371-024-00907-4