#1: Hypertensive Crisis Averted…New AHA Statement on Asymptomatic Hypertension
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This article emphasizes the difference between hypertensive emergency and asymptomatic elevated blood pressure (BP); while hypertensive emergency requires prompt treatment to lower BP, treatment of asymptomatic elevated BP in acute care settings may be harmful.
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The Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Acute Care Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension. 2024 Aug;81(8):e94-e106. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000238. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38804130.
#2: Do Discharged Patients With Severe Hypertension Have Poor Outcomes?
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This was a multi-hospital retrospective study of patients who presented to the emergency department with severe hypertension without end organ damage. The authors found that the 1 year rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was 15.5%.
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Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension. West J Emerg Med. 2024;25(5):680-689.
