Clinical implications of cardiac troponin-I in patients with hypertensive crisis visiting the emergency department [PDF]
Annals of Medicine, 2022 Objectives Cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) is a representative marker of myocardial injury. Elevation of cTnI is frequently observed in patients with hypertensive crisis, but few studies have examined its prognostic significance in hypertensive crisis.
Woohyeun Kim +5 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundA hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency that causes acute damage to multiple organs. However, the etiology, clinical features, and prognosis of hypertensive crisis in Chinese children remain relatively unknown.
Hongjun Ba +6 more
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Prolonged alpha-blockade and doxazosin are associated with hypertensive crisis in pheochromocytoma surgery [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyObjectiveHypertensive crisis represents a significant intraoperative challenge in pheochromocytoma surgery, often necessitating immediate pharmacologic intervention.
Karolina Zawadzka +4 more
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Hypertensive crisis: Insights into prevalence and associated factors at a tertiary care facility in Zambia. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthBackgroundHypertensive crisis, including hypertensive emergency (with target organ damage) and hypertensive urgency (without target organ damage), is a critical public health condition at Livingstone University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
Lukundo Siame +10 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of hypertensive emergency among hypertensive crisis patients admitted to the emergency department at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Hypertension is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide, and 1–2% of this population experience hypertensive crisis.
Teshome Shanko +3 more
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Determinants of hypertensive crisis among hypertensive patients at adult emergency departments of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: a case–control study [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Background Hypertension (HTN) is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.13 billion people worldwide, and 1–2% of this population has hypertensive crisis.
Hailemariam Gezie +3 more
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Cardiac Morphology, Function, and Left Ventricular Geometric Pattern in Patients with Hypertensive Crisis: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-Based Study [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023 (1) Background: Altered cardiac morphology and function are associated with increased risks of adverse cardiac events in hypertension. Our study aimed to assess left ventricular (LV) morphology, geometry, and function using cardiovascular magnetic ...
Mohammed A. Talle +4 more
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Blood Pressure, 2019 Purpose: A 3-year case control study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hypertensive crisis and its subtypes, hypertensive emergency and hypertensive urgency.
Frederick A. Waldron +8 more
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The burden and management strategies of hypertensive crisis in adult patients presenting to emergency departments of district and regional hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Clinical Hypertension, 2023 Background Hypertensive crisis is among the causes of morbidity and mortality in adult patients with hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to determine the burden, risk factors and describe the management strategies of hypertensive crisis among ...
Said S. Kilindimo +10 more
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