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In patients presenting with hypertensive emergency, retinopathy (91.67%) and central nervous system manifestations such as cerebral infarction (26.39%) were the most commonly encountered end-organ damages.
Observational (n=144)
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Retinopathy and central nervous system manifestations are the most frequently encountered end-organ damages in patients presenting with hypertensive emergencies.
May support targeted retinal and neurologic evaluation in hypertensive emergencies; leaves open prognostic value in prospective cohorts.
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Gupta et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Hypertensive Emergency (n=144). Hypertensive emergency was evaluated on Prevalence of target organ damage (specifically retinopathy). In patients presenting with hypertensive emergency, retinopathy (91.67%) and central nervous system manifestations such as cerebral infarction (26.39%) were the most commonly encountered end-organ damages.
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