Why the study?
Hypertensive crisis leads to adverse clinical outcomes and high healthcare utilization, but evidence on its risk factors in adult patients with hypertension needed examination.
What are the risk factors for hypertensive crisis in adult patients with hypertension?
Population
Adults older than 18 years with hypertension across 19 studies
Comparison
Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for hypertensive crisis
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Comorbidities warrant heightened vigilance in hypertensive patients; reinforces known risks while quantifying non-adherence's limited role.
What are the risk factors for hypertensive crisis in adult patients with hypertension?
Comorbid cardiac, renal, and cerebral conditions, as well as older age, male sex, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, significantly increase the risk of hypertensive crisis in adult patients.
Benenson et al. (2021) studied this question.
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