ESC Council on hypertension position document on the management of hypertensive emergencies
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Hypertensive emergencies are those situations where very high blood pressure (BP) values are associated with acute organ damage, and therefore, require immediate, but careful, BP reduction. The type of acute organ damage is the principal determinant of: (i) the drug of choice, (ii) the target BP, and (iii) the timeframe in which BP should be lowered. Key target organs are the heart, retina, brain, kidneys, and large arteries. Patients who lack acute hypertension-mediated end organ damage do not have a hypertensive emergency and can usually be treated with oral BP-lowering agents and usually discharged after a brief period of observation.
Institutions: Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, University of Birmingham, Aalborg University, Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Saint-André, Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre, Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre, Saarland University, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Danderyds sjukhus, Karolinska Institutet, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Federico II University Hospital, University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2888027923