A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Renato Niemeyer de Freitas Ribeiro, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Bruno Niemeyer de Freitas Ribeiro
Renato Niemeyer de Freitas Ribeiro, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Bruno Niemeyer de Freitas Ribeiro
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20170016
Introduction Hypertensive crisis (HC) is a clinical situation characterized by the quick, inappropriate, intense and symptomatic elevation of blood pressure, with or without risk of target-organ deterioration. HC has shown a decrease in incidence, most likely due to the advancement of outpatient antihypertensive therapy, but it still represents a challenge in emergency clinical practice. In over 80% of cases, patients already have a previous diagnosis of arterial hypertension (AH). However, undiagnosed AH or secondary causes may be the etiology of […]
Keywords: Hypertension / complications; Hypertensive Encephalopathy / complications; Epilepsy; Hypothalamic Diseases