Severe acute arterial hypertension can be associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. After excluding a reversible etiology, choice of therapeutic intervention should be …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 70 million
American adults (29%) have hypertension and only about half (52%) have their blood …

Objective: To review the management of persistent hypertension and hypertensive crisis in
the critically ill patient. Data sources: A review of articles reported on hypertension and the …

Arterial hypertension is a very common condition. Cerebral, coronary and renal vessels are
mainly affected by the deleterious effect of this condition, and both acute and chronic organ …

Abstract Hypertensive crises (76% urgencies, 24% emergencies) represented more than
one fourth of all medical urgencies/emergencies. Hypertensive urgencies frequently present …

Approximately 72 million people in the US experience hypertension. Worldwide,
hypertension may affect as many as 1 billion people and be responsible for≈ 7.1 million …

Without timely and appropriate treatment, hypertensive crises may lead to the acute failure of
various organ systems with substantial mortality. Clinicians must therefore be able to …

Hypertension is an extremely common clinical problem, affecting approximately 50 million
people in the USA and approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. Approximately 1% of …

Hypertension is the most common primary diagnosis in the United States. Multiple sequelae
of disease states are attributable to hypertension. Minimal to modest improvements in blood …

Hypotension is very common in critically ill patients and is associated with an increased
morbidity and mortality. Hypotension, defined as low arterial blood pressure with proven of …