November 28, 2019Journal of Hypertension
Hypertensive crisis management in the emergency room
Population
Patients presenting to the emergency department with hypertensive emergency or urgency at Spedali Civili of…
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Implication
This editorial highlights a positive shift in clinical practice towards guideline-directed management of hypertensive crises, including increased use of oral agents for urgencies and avoidance of sublingual nifedipine.
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Population
Patients presenting to the emergency department with hypertensive emergency or urgency (about 2% of total admissions) at Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy, predominantly men aged >60 years, all affected by hypertension.
This editorial highlights a positive shift in clinical practice towards guideline-directed management of hypertensive crises, including increased use of oral agents for urgencies and avoidance of sublingual nifedipine.
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Tocci et al. (2019) studied this question.