title: [Hypertensive emergency and urgency: clinical update].
abstract: Hypertensive crises (i.e., blood pressure > 180/120 mmHg) are common issues in the emergency department. This term is used to indicate both emergencies and urgencies, characterized by presence and absence of target organ damage, respectively. A wide range of therapeutic options are available. The aim of this article is to review current knowledge and treatment trends in the literature to provide clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
authors.affiliation: S.C.U. Medicina Interna 4, Dipartimento di Medicina e Oncologia Sperimentale, Centro Ipertensione Arteriosa, A.O.U. San Giovanni Battista, Università degli Studi, Torino. alberto.milan@unito.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milan
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Puglisi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Ambra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rabbia
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulatero
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veglio
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents