A patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction and severe or uncontrolled
hypertension represents an emergency situation requiring prompt and accurate evaluation …

In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), hypertension is common. The type of ACS
and severity of hypertension would determine the treatment algorithm. In ST elevation …

It is of pre-eminent importance for the managing clinician to stratify the risk of myocardial
infarction patients with respect to future cardiovascular morbidity and, in particular …

Uncontrolled hypertension is one of the most common determinant for the persistently high
burden of cardiovascular (CV) disease, mostly including coronary artery disease (CAD) and …

3. Hypertensive encephalopathy is characterized by: a. Nonfocal cerebral dysfunction. b.
Focal permanent neurologic deficits. c. Severe headache. d. Altered mental status. 4 …

In defining hypertensive crisis, it is important to delineate a true emergency from an urgency.
A hypertensive emergency is present if there is immediate risk to the cardiovascular system …

Although uncommon, hypertensive crisis must be recognized properly and quickly so that
immediate treatment can be instituted to prevent serious and irreversible complications. It is …

Hypertensive emergencies are characterized by a severe increase in systolic and/or
diastolic blood pressure (BP) associated with signs or symptoms of acute organ damage (ie …

Hypertensive emergencies are life-threatening situations caused by acute blood pressure
elevation. They require immediate treatment with antihypertensive drugs. Such emergencies …

Hypertension affects an estimated 50 million people in the United States, and it contributed
to more than 250,000 deaths in the year 2000 because of end-organ damage [1]. Normal …