Cardiovascular prognosis in patients admitted to an emergency department with hypertensive emergencies and urgencies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At present, few data are available on the prognosis of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies admitted to emergency departments.

Aim

The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence of total and cardiovascular events during follow-up in hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency departments of Brescia Hospital (Northern Italy) with hypertensive emergencies or urgencies from 1 January to 31 December 2015.

Methods

Medical records of patients aged more than 18 years, admitted to the emergency department with SBP values at least 180 mmHg (SBP) and/or DBP values at least 120 mmHg (DBP) were collected and analysed (18% of patients were classified as 'hypertensive emergency' and 82% as 'hypertensive urgency'). Data in 895 patients (385 men and 510 women, me

SUBMITTER: Paini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9698186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature