Key result
Hypertensive emergencies complicate ~40% of hypertensive crises, most commonly involving cerebrovascular injuries.
In Ethiopian patients presenting to the emergency department with hypertensive crisis, 40.7% had a hypertensive emergency, with new-onset hypertension and diabetes being significant independent risk factors.
May warrant heightened screening for emergencies in hypertensive crises; leaves open whether new-onset hypertension and diabetes predict outcomes elsewhere.
The study found that in four out of ten hypertensive crises, patients experienced hypertensive emergencies. Cerebrovascular injuries were the most commonly identified target organ damage. New-onset hypertension and diabetes mellitus were independently associated with hypertensive emergency. Routine hypertension screening, monitoring, and counseling of hypertensive individuals could reduce the risk of target organ damage.
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Shanko et al. (2025) studied this question. Four out of ten patients with hypertensive crises experienced hypertensive emergencies, with cerebrovascular injuries as the most common target organ damage.
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