title: Hypertensive crisis: hypertensive emergencies and urgencies.
abstract: Hypertensive crisis is a serious condition that is associated with end-organ damage or may result in end-organ damage if left untreated. Causes of acute rises in blood pressure include medications,noncompliance, and poorly controlled chronic hypertension. Treatment of a hypertensive crisis should be tailored to each individual based on the extent of end-organ injury and comorbid conditions. Prompt and rapid reduction of blood pressure under continuous surveillance is essential in patients who have acute end-organ damage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ijaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006974:Hypertension, Malignant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers