BACKGROUND Hypertensive crisis (HC) is a common medical emergency associated with acute rise in arterial blood pressure that leads to end-organ damage (EOD). Therefore, it is imperative to find markers that may help in the prediction of EOD in acute hypertensive crisis. AIM To assess the clinical presentations on admission; echocardiographic changes of pulsed and tissue Doppler changes in EOD...

Hypertensive crisis refers to a syndrome characterized by severe BP elevation associated with imminent risks to the patient (1,2). It is a common clinical problem and accounts for 27.5% of all medical emergencies presenting to the emergency department (3). It is useful to distinguish between hypertensive emergencies (Table 1 ), in which BP should be lowered within minutes, and hypertensive urge...

65 years gentleman presented to emergency department with upper body hypertensive urgency, heart failure and renal shut down. He had recently undergone aortography and CT angiography which revealed severe atheromatous narrowing of upper descending thoracic aorta, well below the origin of left subclavian artery, with maximal stenosis of 85% at D5-D6 vertebrae level. Urgent aortic stenting with c...

62 year-old female presents with hypertensive urgency while taking daily NSAIDs. This case demonstrates the effect of NSAIDs on BP, an often over-looked etiology of secondary hypertension. The detrimental effects of NSAIDs upon blood pressure have been well documented. The report reiterates and reviews the severity of the problem. We will review the existing literature and discuss the importanc...

BACKGROUND Hypertension can present in crisis form as 'hypertensive urgency'(HU) or as 'hypertensive emergency' (HE). Both the conditions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. AIM To evaluate the clinical characteristics, course of illness, end-organ damage and survival outcome in patients with hypertensive crisis. METHODOLOGY This prospective observational year-long stud...

Acute hypertension is a common issue in the intensive care unit (ICU). The settings in which blood pressure elevation occur are highly variable, and optimal care must be tailored to the pathophysiology of the specific circumstances in which it is encountered. The terminology used in the literature to classify this heterogeneous group of disorders has been somewhat inconsistent and confusing (Ta...

Objective: There is not enough information in the literature conducted about importance of serum uric acid levels hypertensive emergency patients. Our study aims to investigate role patients admitted department due high blood pressure. Materials and methods: Hypertensive with acute target organ damage pressure 180/110 mmHg above (group I), urgency without II), uncontrolled hypertension systolic...