Objective: To assess hypertension control in patients admitted to hospital for an acute
coronary event and to investigate the influence on prognosis of controlling hypertension …

Between 1979 and 1984 two major hypertension intervention studies involving 14,000
patients have demonstrated convincing evidence for the effectiveness of blood pressure …

Hypertensive crises are now uncommon in developed countries, and few doctors will have
experience in their management. A review of the drugs used by clinicians in Scotland …

Epidemiological studies suggest a strong association between hypertension and ischemic
heart disease (IHD), and hypertension is a major independent risk factor for the …

Objectives: A previous history of hypertension is overrepresented among patients with
ischaemic heart disease. The present study aims at describing the influence of a previous …

The last two decades witnessed the publication of a large number of clinical outcome trials
of blood pressure lowering agents in hypertensive patients or normotensive subjects with a …

Blood pressure (BP) elevations may correspond to different clinical situations. Hypertensives
emergencies are situations that require immediate reduction in BP because of acute or …

Myocardial infarction remains the single most common cause of death in patients with
essential hypertension. This becomes particularly evident when the hypertension is …

Rapid lowering of severe hypertension is essential to prevent irreversible damage to vital
organs. The patient's clinical status should be evaluated, noting particularly cardiac …

Hypertensive crisis has fortunately become rarer due to a better diagnosis and management
of arterial hypertension. However, its development needs urgent management with adapted …