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Management of hypertensive crises.

Carlos Feldstein1

  • 1Hypertension Program, Hospital de Clinicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires University and Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina. carlfel@yahoo.com

American Journal of Therapeutics
|April 7, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Hypertensive emergencies require immediate blood pressure reduction in an intensive care unit to prevent organ damage. Hypertensive urgencies can be managed with oral medications over several days.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Hypertensive emergencies are critical conditions with acute target organ damage, including neurological, renal, cardiovascular, and obstetric complications.
  • These emergencies manifest as severe blood pressure elevations (mean arterial pressure >140 mm Hg) often with grade III-IV retinopathy.
  • Hypertensive encephalopathy, a rare complication, involves cerebral hyperperfusion and blood-brain barrier disruption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a rational approach to managing hypertensive crises.
  • To differentiate between hypertensive emergencies and urgencies.
  • To outline immediate treatment strategies for life-threatening hypertensive conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current medical literature on hypertensive crisis management.
  • Analysis of diagnostic criteria for hypertensive emergencies and urgencies.
  • Evaluation of intravenous and oral antihypertensive treatment protocols.

Main Results:

  • Hypertensive emergencies necessitate immediate blood pressure reduction (<1 hour) using intravenous agents like sodium nitroprusside in an ICU setting.
  • Gradual blood pressure reduction (10% in the first hour, 15% over 2-3 hours) is crucial to prevent cerebral hypoperfusion, except in aortic dissection (target SBP <120 mm Hg in 20 minutes).
  • Hypertensive urgencies involve severe blood pressure elevation without acute organ damage and are managed with oral agents within 24 hours to several days.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt and appropriate management of hypertensive crises is vital to prevent irreversible target organ damage.
  • Distinguishing between hypertensive emergencies and urgencies dictates the urgency and method of blood pressure control.
  • Intravenous therapy followed by oral agents is the standard approach for hypertensive emergencies, while oral agents suffice for urgencies.