Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension

Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension

Background: Patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with severe hypertension defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥180 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or diastolic (DBP) ≥120 (mm Hg) without evidence of acute end-organ damage are often deemed high risk and treated acutely in the E...

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Main Authors: Farhan Chaudhry, Eliana Small, Steven J. Korzeniewski, Dana Benyas, Lydia Ross, Alex B. Hill, Amit Vahia, Candace McNaughton, Phillip Levy, Joseph Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2024-07-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2k17m3z1

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