How should we treat very high blood pressure until we distinguish between hypertensive emergency and urgency?

Hypertens Res. 2020 May;43(5):470-472. doi: 10.1038/s41440-019-0393-5. Epub 2020 Jan 15.

Authors

Goran Koracevic^{1

2}, Dragan Lovic³, Marija Zdravkovic⁴, Milovan Stojanovic⁵, Dragan Djordjevic^{2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department for Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Center Nis, Nis, Serbia.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia.
³ Clinic for Internal Diseases Intermedica, Nis, Serbia.
⁴ University Hospital Medical Center Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia.
⁵ Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation Niska Banja, Niska Banja, Serbia. milovanstojanovic1987@gmail.com.
⁶ Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation Niska Banja, Niska Banja, Serbia.

PMID: 31937916
DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0393-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Blood Pressure / physiology
Emergencies
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy*
Hypertension / physiopathology

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents