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Chobufo MD, Rahman EU, Farah F, Suliman M, Mansoor K, Elhamdani A, El-Hamdani M, Balla S. 10-Year community prevalence and trends of severe asymptomatic hypertension among patients with hypertension in the USA: 2007-2016. Int J Cardiol Hypertens 2020; 7:100066. [PMID: 33447787 PMCID: PMC7803022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchy.2020.100066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe asymptomatic hypertension (SAH) is associated with significant health cost, morbidity and mortality. AIM Establish the nationwide prevalence, trends and associated sociodemographic characteristics of SAH among patients with hypertension in the USA. METHODS We utilized the National Health and Nutrition Examination data collected over five survey cycles (2007-2016). Included were participants aged 20-80 years with self-reported diagnosis of hypertension. SAH was defined as having a mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥180 mmHg and/or mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥120 mmHg at the time of examination. The Chi square test was used to compare prevalence across different categories. Associations between sociodemographic variables and SAH were assessed using multivariate binary logistic regression. RESULTS The prevalence of SAH among patients with hypertension is 2.15% (95% CI 1.80-2.56), mainly explained by isolated mean SBP≥180 mmHg (86% of all cases), with no statistically significant change between 2007: 2.66% (95% CI 2.10-3.36) and 2016:2.61% [95% CI 1.73-3.94), p-trend = 0.17. Increasing age (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.04-1.09), NH Blacks (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.37-3.54), BMI< 25 (OR 2.52, 95% CI 1.48-4.28), lack of health insurance OR 4.92% (95% CI 2.53-9.54) and never married individuals (OR = 2.59%, 95% CI 1.20-5.60) were more likely to have SAH, comparatively. There was no significant association between duration of hypertension and SAH. CONCLUSION The prevalence of SAH in the USA is 2.15% and has been stable over the past decade. Our study underscores the importance of identifying barriers to screening and treatment of hypertension which is a major treatable risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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- Muchi Ditah Chobufo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Interfaith Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, 11213, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St Mary's Medical Ctr, Huntington, WV, 25701, USA
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- Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25701, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25701, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25701, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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Benenson I, Waldron FA, Jones Dillon SA, Zinzuwadia SN, Mbadugha N, Vicente N, Aris E, Adeboye AM, Makdisi C. Hypertensive emergencies in diabetic patients from predominantly African American urban communities. Clin Exp Hypertens 2018; 41:531-537. [PMID: 30285508 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2018.1516774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Aim: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for hypertensive emergencies in diabetic patients presenting with severely elevated blood pressure. Methods: Using electronic medical records, this study identified diabetic patients with hypertensive crisis who presented to the emergency department of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ from June 2013 to May 2016. Diabetic patients with hypertensive emergencies were compared with non-diabetic patients based on important demographic and clinical characteristics. Results: Patients with diabetes accounted for 52.27% of all hypertensive emergencies during the study period. There were 264 diabetic patients with hypertensive emergencies and 519 diabetic patients with hypertensive urgencies. The majority of patients were African Americans (88.6%). The odds of hypertensive emergencies were strikingly higher in diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.23-2.24), coronary artery disease (OR 2.95, 95% CI 2.15-4.05), congestive heart failure (OR 6.28, 95% CI 4.49-8.80), renal insufficiency (OR 2.84, 95% CI 2.10-3.86) and low hemoglobin (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.84-0.97). Acute or worsening heart failure was the most frequent acute target organ injury (49.6%) followed by non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (41.7%). Diabetic and non-diabetic patients had similar rates of target organ injuries. Conclusion: The development of hypertensive emergencies in patients with diabetes was not because of diabetes per se but because of coexisting highly elevated blood pressure. Tight blood pressure control may decrease the risk of hypertensive emergencies in this patient population.
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- Irina Benenson
- a Division of Advanced Nursing Practice , School of Nursing, Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Emergency Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Emergency Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Emergency Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Emergency Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- c Department of Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- c Department of Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Emergency Medicine , Newark Beth Israel Medical Center , Newark , NJ , USA
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Alshami A, Romero C, Avila A, Varon J. Management of hypertensive crises in the elderly. J Geriatr Cardiol 2018; 15:504-512. [PMID: 30364798 PMCID: PMC6198269 DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hypertensive crises are elevations of blood pressure higher than 180/120 mmHg. These can be urgent or emergent, depending on the presence of end organ damage. The clinical presentation of hypertensive crises is quite variable in elderly patients, and clinicians must be suspicious of non-specific symptoms. Managing hypertensive crises in elderly patients needs meticulous knowledge of the pathophysiological changes in them, pharmacological options, pharmacokinetics of the medications used, their side effects, and their interactions with other medications. Clevidipine, nicardipine, labetalol, esmolol, and fenoldopam are among the preferred choices in the elderly due to their efficacy and tolerability. Nitroprusside, hydralazine, and nifedipine should be avoided, unless there are no other options available, due to the high risk of complications and unpredictable responses.
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- Abbas Alshami
- Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, Texas, USA
- University of Baghdad/College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, Texas, USA
- Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, Texas, USA
- Universidad Durango Santander, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA
- Critical Care Services, United Memorial Medical Center / United General Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Shah M, Patil S, Patel B, Arora S, Patel N, Garg L, Agrawal S, Jacobs L, Steigerwalt SP, Martinez MW. Trends in Hospitalization for Hypertensive Emergency, and Relationship of End-Organ Damage With In-Hospital Mortality. Am J Hypertens 2017; 30:700-706. [PMID: 28430850 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are no comprehensive guidelines on management of hypertensive emergency (HTNE) and complications. Despite advances in antihypertensive medications HTNE is accompanied with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS We queried the 2002-2012 nationwide inpatient sample database to identify patients with HTNE. Trends in incidence of HTNE and in-hospital mortality were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between end-organ complications and in-hospital mortality. RESULTS Between 2002 and 2012, 129,914 admissions were included. Six hundred and thirty (0.48%) patients died during their hospital stay. There was an increase in the number of HTNE admissions (9,511-15,479; Ptrend < 0.001) with concurrent reduction of in-hospital mortality (0.8-0.3%; Ptrend < 0.001) by the year 2012 compared to 2002. Patients who died during hospitalization were older, had longer length of stay, higher cost of stay, more comorbidities, and higher risk scores. Presence of acute cardiorespiratory failure [adjusted odds ratio (OR), 15.8; 95% confidence interval (CI), 13.2-18.9], stroke or transient ischemia attack (TIA) (adjusted OR, 7.9; 95% CI, 6.3-9.9), chest pain (adjusted OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 4.4-7.7), stroke/TIA (adjusted OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 4.5-7.7), and aortic dissection (adjusted OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 2.8-12.4) were most predictive of higher in-hospital mortality in addition to factors such as age, aortic dissection, acute myocardial infarction, acute renal failure, and presence of neurological symptoms. CONCLUSION A rising trend in hospitalization for HTNE, with an overall decrease in in-hospital mortality was observed from 2002 to 2012, possibly related to changes in coding practices and improved management. Presence of acute cardiorespiratory failure, stroke/TIA, chest pain, and aortic dissection were most predictive of higher hospital mortality.
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- Mahek Shah
- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai St Lukefs-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Janke AT, McNaughton CD, Brody AM, Welch RD, Levy PD. Trends in the Incidence of Hypertensive Emergencies in US Emergency Departments From 2006 to 2013. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:JAHA.116.004511. [PMID: 27919932 PMCID: PMC5210448 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background The incidence of hypertensive emergency in US emergency departments (ED) is not well established. Methods and Results This study is a descriptive epidemiological analysis of nationally representative ED visit‐level data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample for 2006–2013. Nationwide Emergency Department Sample is a publicly available database maintained by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. An ED visit was considered to be a hypertensive emergency if it met all the following criteria: diagnosis of acute hypertension, at least 1 diagnosis indicating acute target organ damage, and qualifying disposition (admission to the hospital, death, or transfer to another facility). The incidence of adult ED visits for acute hypertension increased monotonically in the period from 2006 through 2013, from 170 340 (1820 per million adult ED visits overall) to 496 894 (4610 per million). Hypertensive emergency was rare overall, accounting for 63 406 visits (677 per million adult ED visits overall) in 2006 to 176 769 visits (1670 per million) in 2013. Among adult ED visits that had any diagnosis of hypertension, hypertensive emergency accounted for 3309 per million in 2006 and 6178 per million in 2013. Conclusions The estimated number of visits for hypertensive emergency and the rate per million adult ED visits has more than doubled from 2006 to 2013. However, hypertensive emergencies are rare overall, occurring in about 2 in 1000 adult ED visits overall, and 6 in 1000 adult ED visits carrying any diagnosis of hypertension in 2013. This figure is far lower than what has been sometimes cited in previous literature.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Suzuki N, Suzuki K, Mizuno T, Kato Y, Suga N, Yoshino M, Miura N, Banno S, Imai H. Hypertensive Crisis and Left Ventricular Thrombi after an Upper Respiratory Infection during the Long-term Use of Oral Contraceptives. Intern Med 2016; 55:83-8. [PMID: 26726092 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 34-year-old woman who had been using oral contraceptives for 10 years developed hypertensive crisis with papilloedema after an upper respiratory infection. Laboratory data showed hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism and elevated levels of fibrinogen, fibrin, and fibrinogen degradation products. Echocardiography demonstrated two masses (18 mm) in the left ventricle. On the fourth hospital day, cerebral infarction, renal infarction, and upper mesenteric artery occlusion suddenly occurred despite the blood pressure being well-controlled using anti-hypertensive drugs. Echocardiography revealed the disappearance of the left ventricular masses, which suggested left ventricular thrombi. Cessation of the contraceptives and administration of heparin, warfarin, and anti-platelets drugs improved her general condition.
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- Natsuko Suzuki
- Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Manning L, Robinson TG, Anderson CS. Control of Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Neurological Emergencies. Curr Hypertens Rep 2014; 16:436. [DOI: 10.1007/s11906-014-0436-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hypertension affects 10% of pregnancies, many with underlying chronic hypertension, and approximately 1-2% will undergo a hypertensive crisis at some point during their lives. Hypertensive crisis includes hypertensive urgency and emergency; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists describes a hypertensive emergency in pregnancy as persistent (lasting 15 min or more), acute-onset, severe hypertension, defined as systolic BP greater than 160 mmHg or diastolic BP >110 mmHg in the setting of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. Pregnancy may be complicated by hypertensive crisis, with lower blood pressure threshold for end-organ damage than non-pregnant patients. Maternal assessment should include a thorough history. Fetal assessment should include heart rate tracing, ultrasound for growth and amniotic assessment, and Doppler evaluation if growth restriction is suspected. Initial management of hypertensive emergency (systolic BP >160 mmHg or diastolic BP >110 mmHg in the setting of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia) generally includes the rapid reduction of blood pressure through the use of intravenous antihypertensive medications, with goal systolic blood pressure between 140 mmHg and 150 mmHg and diastolic pressure between 90 mmHg and 100 mmHg. First-line intravenous drugs include labetalol and hydralazine, but other agents may be used, including esmolol, nicardipine, nifedipine, and, as a last resort, sodium nitroprusside. Among patients with hypertensive urgency, slower blood pressure reduction can be provided with oral agents. The objective of this article is to review the current understanding, diagnosis, and management of hypertensive crisis during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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- Gloria T Too
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Ave, Suite 310, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
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González Pacheco H, Morales Victorino N, Núñez Urquiza JP, Altamirano Castillo A, Juárez Herrera U, Arias Mendoza A, Azar Manzur F, Briseño de la Cruz JL, Martínez Sánchez C. Patients with hypertensive crises who are admitted to a coronary care unit: clinical characteristics and outcomes. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2013; 15:210-4. [PMID: 23458594 PMCID: PMC8033841 DOI: 10.1111/jch.12058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patients with hypertensive crises, especially hypertensive emergencies, require immediate admittance to an intensive care unit for rapid blood pressure (BP) control. The authors analyzed the prevalence of hypertensive crisis, the clinical characteristics, and the evolution of patients with hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to their BP values: group I, predominant systolic hypertension (≥180/≤119 mm Hg); group II, severe systolic and diastolic hypertension (≥180/≥120 mm Hg); and group III, predominant diastolic hypertension (≤179/≥120 mm Hg). Of all of the patients admitted to a coronary care unit, 538 experienced a hypertensive crisis, which represented 5.08% of all admissions. Hypertensive emergency was predominant in 76.6% of the cases, which corresponded to acute coronary syndrome and acute decompensated heart failure in 59.5% and 25.2% of the cases, respectively. A pattern of predominant systolic hypertension (≥180/≤119 mm Hg) was most commonly observed in the hypertensive crisis group (71.4%) and the hypertensive emergency group (72.1%). The medications that were most commonly used at onset included intravenous vasodilators (nitroglycerin in 63.4% and sodium nitroprusside in 16.4% of the patients). The overall mortality rate was 3.7%. The mortality rate was 4.6% for hypertensive emergency cases and 0.8% for hypertensive urgencies cases.
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Sarafidis PA, Georgianos PI, Malindretos P, Liakopoulos V. Pharmacological management of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies: focus on newer agents. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2012; 21:1089-106. [PMID: 22667825 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2012.693477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive crises are categorized as hypertensive emergencies and urgencies depending on the presence of acute target-organ damage; the former are potentially life-threatening medical conditions, requiring urgent treatment under close monitoring. Although several short-acting intravenous antihypertensive agents are approved for this purpose, until recently little evidence from proper trials on the relative merits of different therapies was available. AREAS COVERED This article discusses in brief the pathophysiology, epidemiology and diagnostic approach of hypertensive crises and provides an extensive overview of established and emerging pharmacological agents for the treatment of patients with hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. EXPERT OPINION Agents such as sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerin and hydralazine have been used for many years as first-line options for patients with hypertensive emergencies, although their potential adverse effects and difficulties in use were well known. With time, equally potent and less toxic alternatives, including nicardipine, fenoldopam, labetalol and esmolol are increasingly used worldwide. Recently, clevidipine, a third-generation dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker with unique pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties was added to our therapeutic armamentarium and was shown in clinical trials to reduce mortality when compared with nitroprusside. In view of such evidence, a change in pharmacological treatment practices for hypertensive crises toward newer and safer agents is warranted.
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- Pantelis A Sarafidis
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 1st Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Systemic hypertension (HTN) is a common medical condition affecting over 1 billion people worldwide. One to two percent of patients with HTN develop acute elevations of blood pressure (hypertensive crises) that require medical treatment. However, only patients with true hypertensive emergencies require the immediate and controlled reduction of blood pressure with an intravenous antihypertensive agent. RECENT FINDINGS Although the mortality from hypertensive emergencies has decreased, the prevalence and demographics of this disorder have not changed over the last 4 decades. Clinical experience and reported data suggest that patients with hypertensive urgencies are frequently inappropriately treated with intravenous antihypertensive agents, whereas patients with true hypertensive emergencies are overtreated with significant complications. SUMMARY Despite published guidelines, most patients with hypertensive crises are poorly managed with potentially severe outcomes.
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Peacock WF, Hilleman DE, Levy PD, Rhoney DH, Varon J. A systematic review of nicardipine vs labetalol for the management of hypertensive crises. Am J Emerg Med 2011; 30:981-93. [PMID: 21908132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hypertensive emergencies are acute elevations in blood pressure (BP) that occur in the presence of progressive end-organ damage. Hypertensive urgencies, defined as elevated BP without acute end-organ damage, can often be treated with oral agents, whereas hypertensive emergencies are best treated with intravenous titratable agents. However, a lack of head-to-head studies has made it difficult to establish which intravenous drug is most effective in treating hypertensive crises. This systematic review presents a synthesis of published studies that compare the antihypertensive agents nicardipine and labetalol in patients experiencing acute hypertensive crises. A MEDLINE search was conducted using the term "labetalol AND nicardipine AND hypertension." Conference abstracts were searched manually. Ultimately, 10 studies were included, encompassing patients with hypertensive crises across an array of indications and practice environments (stroke, the emergency department, critical care, surgery, pediatrics, and pregnancy). The results of this systematic review show comparable efficacy and safety for nicardipine and labetalol, although nicardipine appears to provide more predictable and consistent BP control than labetalol.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine E19, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Baumann BM, Cline DM, Pimenta E. Treatment of hypertension in the emergency department. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 5:366-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 04/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypertension is a common chronic medical condition affecting over 65 million Americans. Uncontrolled hypertension can progress to a hypertensive crisis defined as a systolic blood pressure >180 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure >120 mm Hg. Hypertensive crisis can be further classified as a hypertensive urgency or hypertensive emergency depending on end-organ involvement including cardiac, renal, and neurologic injury. The prompt recognition of a hypertensive emergency with the appropriate diagnostic tests and triage will lead to the adequate reduction of blood pressure, ameliorating the incidence of fatal outcomes. Severely hypertensive patients with acute end-organ damage (hypertensive emergencies) warrant admission to an intensive care unit for immediate reduction of blood pressure with a short-acting titratable intravenous antihypertensive medication. Hypertensive urgencies (severe hypertension with no or minimal end-organ damage) may in general be treated with oral antihypertensives as an outpatient. Rapid and short-lived intravenous medications commonly used are labetalol, esmolol, fenoldopam, nicardipine, sodium nitroprusside, and clevidipine. Medications such as hydralazine, immediate release nifedipine, and nitroglycerin should be avoided. Sodium nitroprusside should be used with caution because of its toxicity. The risk factors and prognosticators of a hypertensive crisis are still under recognized. Physicians should perform complete evaluations in patients who present with a hypertensive crisis to effectively reverse, intervene, and correct the underlying trigger, as well as improve long-term outcomes after the episode.
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The optometrist's role in the management of hypertensive crises. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 82:108-16. [PMID: 21168370 DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Revised: 05/01/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In hypertensive crises, ocular findings are pivotal to making correct management decisions. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7) guidelines define hypertensive crises as blood pressure greater than 180/120 mmHg associated with signs or symptoms of target organ damage. Urgent cases are those without optic disc edema but that necessitate control within 24 to 72 hours. Emergent cases are those with optic disc edema, also known as malignant hypertension, demanding control within 1 to 6 hours. CASE REPORTS Two cases are illustrated, as might be seen in optometric offices, of severe stage II hypertension. In case 1, the acute elevation of blood pressure (220/110 mmHg), was assessed as an urgent case and was correctly managed with the primary care provider through outpatient care. The second case of acute elevation of blood pressure (250/150 mmHg) and ocular findings of severe hypertensive retinopathy was sent as an emergent case to the emergency room. CONCLUSION These cases exemplify optometric in-office decisions to effectively manage urgent and emergent cases of hypertensive crises. Utilizing an urgent versus emergent classification of retinopathy can lead to the appropriate management decision for these patients.
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Hypertensive crisis (HC) stands out as one type of acute elevation in blood pressure (BP) and can manifest as hypertensive emergency (HE-with target-organ damage (TOD)) or hypertensive urgency (HU-without TOD), usually accompanied by levels of diastolic BP ≥120 mmHg. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile of HC over the course of 1 year in a university reference hospital and perform a review of the literature. The study was a cross-sectional study, conducted over a period of 1 year (2006) in 362 patients who presented for treatment at the emergency hospital with HC, as described above. Among all patients examined, 231 individuals met the criteria for HE and 131 met the criteria for HU. Patients with HE were older (P<0.001) and more sedentary (P=0.026) than those with HU. Furthermore, fewer HE patients than HU patients had previously undergone antihypertensive treatment (P=0.006). The groups did not differ regarding BP levels, gender, smoking or body mass index. Dyspnea (41.1%), thoracic pain (37.2%) and neurological deficit (27.2%) were common signs/symptoms in those with HE. Meanwhile, in the group with HU, we most frequently found headache (42.0%), thoracic pain (41.2%) and dyspnea (34.3%). Among the forms of HE, we most frequently observed acute lung edema (30.7%), myocardial infarction/unstable angina (25.1%), and ischemic (22.9%) and hemorrhagic (14.8%) stroke. HC is a clinical entity associated with high morbidity in the emergency room. Individuals with HE are older and sedentary and have lower rates of antihypertensive treatment. Adequate control of BP should be pursued as a way to avoid this severe complication of hypertension.
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Seibel S, Gaa J, Küchle C, Frank H. Severe Renovascular Hypertension in a Patient With Takayasu Arteritis. Am J Kidney Dis 2010; 56:595-8. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Self-reported influences of hopelessness, health literacy, lifestyle action, and patient inertia on blood pressure control in a hypertensive emergency department population. Am J Med Sci 2009; 338:368-72. [PMID: 19838100 DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181b473dc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In response to almost universally recorded poor blood pressure (BP) control rates, we developed a novel health paradigm model to examine the mindset behind BP control barriers. This approach, termed patient inertia (PtInert), is defined as an individual's failure to take responsibility for health conditions and proactive change. METHODS PtInert was evaluated through a survey instrument conducted in 85 subjects with a prior history of hypertension seen in an emergency department. The survey tool encompassed the Wide Range Achievement Test 4, the brief symptom inventory, and a PtInert questionnaire. RESULTS Fifty percent of patients reported slight psychological distress (psychosomatic > anxiety > depression), with 61% possessing hopelessness surrounding complications from high BP no matter their actions. An unanticipated finding was that patients who had a low reading proficiency (83.1 + 16.4 Wide Range Achievement Test 4 standard score) self-reported high levels of hypertension health literacy. Less than half of patients transferred this health literacy into lifestyle changes in diet, exercise, and medication adherence. Although patients felt that they could control their BP and frequently thought about better BP control, 55% of the subjects had uncontrolled hypertension (>140/90 mm Hg). CONCLUSION Hypertensive patients visiting our emergency department perceive themselves to have adequate hypertension health-related literacy that was not transferred into hypertension health protective behavioral practices. Psychological distress and a sense of hopelessness surrounding BP control contribute to the lack of protective behavioral health practices. Further evaluations of PtInert methods to promote successful proactive change and adherence warrant further study.
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Peacock WF, Angeles JE, Soto KM, Lumb PD, Varon J. Parenteral clevidipine for the acute control of blood pressure in the critically ill patient: a review. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2009; 5:627-34. [PMID: 19707278 PMCID: PMC2724192 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s5312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Clevidipine is a new calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class that is characterized by its ultra-short onset of action, vascular selectivity, small volume of distribution and extremely high clearance that coupled together result in an extremely short half-life of approximately 1 minute therefore permitting a rapid titration to the desired effect. Structurally similar to other dihydropyridines, clevidipine has an extra ester link that allows its rapid hydrolization to its inactive carboxylic acid metabolite in blood and extravascular tissues. Clevidipine’s metabolites are then primarily eliminated through urine and fecal pathways. Clevidipine does not affect cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes and no clinically significant drug interactions have been determined. In trials like the ESCAPE trials, ECLIPSE, and VELOCITY, clevidipine demonstrated a significant improvement in the management of acute hypertension when compared to placebo as shown in both ESCAPE trials. The ECLIPSE trial compared clevidipine to other drugs currently used in the management of acute hypertension, such as sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerine and nicardipine; clevidipine was superior to all three agents; in providing blood pressure support, safety and tolerability clevidipine also showed a significant reduction in mortality rate (4.7% vs 1.7%, P =0.0445) when compared to sodium nitroprusside. In the VELOCITY trial clevidipine demonstrated a reduction in blood pressure of 6% at the 3 minute mark, 15% within 9.5 minutes and 27% at the 18 hour mark.
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Rhoney D, Peacock WF. Intravenous therapy for hypertensive emergencies, part 1. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2009; 66:1343-52. [DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080348.p1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Denise Rhoney
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Institute of Emergency Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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Approximately 72 million people in the US experience hypertension. Worldwide, hypertension may affect as many as 1 billion people and be responsible for approximately 7.1 million deaths per year. It is estimated that approximately 1% of patients with hypertension will, at some point, develop a hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive crises are further defined as either hypertensive emergencies or urgencies, depending on the degree of blood pressure elevation and presence of end-organ damage. Immediate reduction in blood pressure is required only in patients with acute end-organ damage (i.e. hypertensive emergency) and requires treatment with a titratable, short-acting, intravenous antihypertensive agent, while severe hypertension without acute end-organ damage (i.e. hypertensive urgency) is usually treated with oral antihypertensive agents. The primary goal of intervention in a hypertensive crisis is to safely reduce blood pressure. The appropriate therapeutic approach of each patient will depend on their clinical presentation. Patients with hypertensive emergencies are best treated in an intensive care unit with titratable, intravenous, hypotensive agents. Rapid-acting intravenous antihypertensive agents are available, including labetalol, esmolol, fenoldopam, nicardipine and sodium nitroprusside. Newer agents, such as clevidipine and fenoldopam, may hold considerable advantages to other available agents in the management of hypertensive crises. Sodium nitroprusside is an extremely toxic drug and its use in the treatment of hypertensive emergencies should be avoided. Similarly, nifedipine, nitroglycerin and hydralazine should not to be considered first-line therapies in the management of hypertensive crises because these agents are associated with significant toxicities and/or adverse effects.
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- Joseph Varon
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Hypertension affects > 65 million people in the United States and is one of the leading causes of death. One to two percent of patients with hypertension have acute elevations of BP that require urgent medical treatment. Depending on the degree of BP elevation and presence of end-organ damage, severe hypertension can be defined as either a hypertensive emergency or a hypertensive urgency. A hypertensive emergency is associated with acute end-organ damage and requires immediate treatment with a titratable short-acting IV antihypertensive agent. Severe hypertension without acute end-organ damage is referred to as a hypertensive urgency and is usually treated with oral antihypertensive agents. This article reviews definitions, current concepts, common misconceptions, and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of patients with acutely elevated BP as well as special clinical situations in which BP must be controlled.
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- Paul E Marik
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA.
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Gerin W, Tobin JN, Schwartz JE, Chaplin W, Rieckmann N, Davidson KW, Goyal TM, Jhalani J, Cassells A, Feliz K, Khalida C, Diaz-Gloster M, Ogedegbe G. The medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control (ABC) trial: A multi-site randomized controlled trial in a hypertensive, multi-cultural, economically disadvantaged population. Contemp Clin Trials 2007; 28:459-71. [PMID: 17287150 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Medication Adherence and BP Control Trial (ABC Trial) is a randomized, controlled, multi-site, medication adherence and blood pressure (BP) control trial in an economically disadvantaged and multi-cultural population of hypertensive patients followed in primary care practices. To date, no other such trial has been published in which objective measures of adherence (electronic pill bottles) were used to assess the effectiveness of these behavioral interventions for hypertension. This study tested a combination of commercially-available interventions that can be easily accessed by health care providers and patients, and therefore may provide a real-world solution to the problem of non-adherence among hypertensives. The aim of the ABC Trial was to test the effectiveness of a stepped care intervention in improving both medication adherence to an antihypertensive medication regimen and BP control. Step 1 of the intervention employed home Self-BP Monitoring (SBPM); at this stage, there were two arms: (1) Usual Care (UC) and (2) Intervention. At Step 2, patients in the intervention arm whose BP had not come under control after 3 months were further randomized to one of two conditions: (1) continuation of SBPM (alone) or (2) continuation of SBPM plus telephone-based nurse case management (SBPM+NCM). Electronic Medication Event Monitoring (MEMS) was the primary measure of medication adherence, and in-office BP was the primary measure of hypertension control. We present an overview of the study design, details of the administrative structure of the study and a description of clinical site recruitment, patient recruitment, and follow-up assessments.
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- William Gerin
- Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
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The appropriate and timely evaluation and treatment of patients with severely elevated blood pressure is essential to avoid serious adverse outcomes. Most importantly, the distinction between a hypertensive emergency (crisis) and urgency needs to be made. A sudden elevation in systolic (SBP) and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) that is associated with acute end organ damage (cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or renal) is defined as a hypertensive crisis or emergency. In contrast, acute elevation in SBP and/or DBP not associated with evidence of end organ damage is defined as hypertensive urgency. In patients with a hypertensive emergency, blood pressure control should be attained as expeditiously as possible with parenteral medications to prevent ongoing and potentially permanent end organ damage. In contrast, with hypertensive urgency, blood pressure control can be achieved with the use of oral medications within 24-48 hours. This paper reviews the management of hypertensive emergencies.
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- Andrew R Haas
- Division of Critical Care, Pulmonary, Allergy and Immunologic Disease, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Hypertensive Emergencies. Cardiovasc Ther 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-3358-5.50043-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hypertensive crisis is a serious condition that is associated with end-organ damage or may result in end-organ damage if left untreated. Causes of acute rises in blood pressure include medications,noncompliance, and poorly controlled chronic hypertension. Treatment of a hypertensive crisis should be tailored to each individual based on the extent of end-organ injury and comorbid conditions. Prompt and rapid reduction of blood pressure under continuous surveillance is essential in patients who have acute end-organ damage.
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- Monica Aggarwal
- Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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A hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis that is appropriate when marked hypertension is associated with acute target-organ damage; in this setting, lowering of blood pressure (BP) is typically begun within hours of diagnosis. For hypertensive urgency with no acute target-organ damage, BP lowering may occur over hours to days. A hypertensive emergency may present with cardiac, renal, neurologic, hemorrhagic, or obstetric manifestations, but prompt recognition of the condition and institution of rapidly acting parenteral therapy to lower BP (typically in an intensive care unit) are widely recommended. For aortic dissection, the systolic BP target is lower than 120 mm Hg, to be achieved during the first 20 minutes using a beta-blocker (typically esmolol) and a vasodilator to reduce both shear stress on the aortic tear and the BP, respectively. Otherwise, sodium nitroprusside is the agent with the lowest acquisition cost and longest record of successful use in hypertensive emergencies; however, it is metabolized to toxic thiocyanate and cyanide. Other attractive agents include fenoldopam mesylate, nicardipine, and labetalol; in pregnant women, magnesium and nifedipine are used commonly. Most authors suggest a reduction in mean arterial pressure of approximately 10% during the first hour and a further 10% to 15% during the next 2 to 4 hours; hypoperfusion can result if the BP is lowered too suddenly or too far (eg, into the range of <140/90 mm Hg). Oral antihypertensive therapy can usually be instituted after 6 to 12 hours of parenteral therapy, and the patient moved out of the intensive care unit, when consideration should be given to screening for secondary causes of hypertension. Long-term follow-up to ensure adequate control of hypertension is necessary to prevent further target-organ damage and recurrence of another hypertensive emergency.
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- William J Elliott
- Department of Preventive Medicine, RUSH Medical College, RUSH University, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Gilmore RM, Miller SJ, Stead LG. Severe Hypertension in the Emergency Department Patient. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2005; 23:1141-58. [PMID: 16199342 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2005.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Severely elevated blood pressure is a common clinical problem en-countered in the Emergency Department. It is often difficult for physicians to differentiate between patients who need emergent blood pressure reduction, requiring the use of intravenous agents and in-tensive monitoring, and those for whom careful, slow reduction in BP is more appropriate. The optimal assessment and management of these patients is reviewed here, with an emphasis on clinical strategies that will most efficiently identify those at greatest risk.
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- Rachel M Gilmore
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Perez-Stable EJ, Salazar R. Issues in achieving compliance with antihypertensive treatment in the Latino population. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 6:49-61; discussion 62-4. [PMID: 15707262 DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3597(04)80064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Latino Americans are the largest growing ethnic minority group in the United States. The level of awareness and control of hypertension among Latino Americans has remained virtually unchanged in the past 20 years. Untreated hypertension often progresses and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Hypertension control can be achieved with simple and well-tolerated medication regimens that are cost-effective and reduce morbidity and mortality in all populations studied. Clinicians can work to increase compliance by developing a basic understanding of the social, demographic, and historical conditions that affect Latino Americans. Language proficiency, cultural scripts, and health beliefs and attitudes influence patient-clinician communication in specific ways among Latino patients. Health care systems and plans should work on creating culturally competent health care programs to serve the needs of this diverse population.
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- Eliseo J Perez-Stable
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0320, USA.
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Hypertension is an extremely common clinical problem, affecting approximately 50 million people in the USA and approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. Approximately 1% of these patients will develop acute elevations in blood pressure at some point in their lifetime. A number of terms have been applied to severe hypertension, including hypertensive crises, emergencies, and urgencies. By definition, acute elevations in blood pressure that are associated with end-organ damage are called hypertensive crises. Immediate reduction in blood pressure is required only in patients with acute end-organ damage. This article reviews current concepts, and common misconceptions and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of patients with acutely elevated blood pressure.
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- Joseph Varon
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Professor of Critical Care and Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wolak T, Szendro G, Golcman L, Paran E. Malignant hypertension as a presenting symptom of Takayasu arteritis. Mayo Clin Proc 2003; 78:231-6. [PMID: 12583535 DOI: 10.4065/78.2.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We present an unusual case of malignant hypertension in a 20-year-old white woman. One week before hospitalization, she experienced occasional abdominal pain and claudication of both legs; otherwise, she had no remarkable medical history, including no history of high blood pressure. The origin of the patient's hypertension was renovascular, and the vascular injury was due to vasculitis of the large arteries. The combination of a difference in blood pressure between the patient's arms, angiographic findings, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and lack of markers for specific vasculitis led to the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis. Surgical intervention was successful.
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- Talya Wolak
- Hypertension Unit, Soroka University Medical Center Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Mansoor GA, Frishman WH. Comprehensive management of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. HEART DISEASE (HAGERSTOWN, MD.) 2002; 4:358-71. [PMID: 12441013 DOI: 10.1097/00132580-200211000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Despite advances in chronic hypertension management, hypertensive emergencies and urgencies remain as serious complications. Much of this relates to poor compliance with effective antihypertensive management. Hypertensive emergencies and urgencies can also be seen as the initial manifestations of hypertension in pregnancy and in the perioperative period. Multiple classes of intravenous antihypertensive drugs are available to treat hypertensive emergencies, and specific agents may have an advantage in a given clinical situation. Orally active agents are used to treat hypertensive urgencies, and include clonidine, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and labetalol. Most patients respond to drug therapy, but problems may arise related to a rapid normalization of blood pressure.
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- George A Mansoor
- Section of Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3940, USA.
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García Noain J, Martínez-Berganza Asensio A, Cía Gómez P. Emergencia hipertensiva de origen vasculorrenal como manifestación clínica inicial en una mujer joven. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(01)71205-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A hypertensive emergency is a situation in which uncontrolled hypertension is associated with acute end-organ damage. Most patients presenting with hypertensive emergency have chronic hypertension, although the disorder can present in previously normotensive individuals, particularly when associated with pre-eclampsia or acute glomerulonephritis. The pathophysiological mechanisms causing acute hypertensive endothelial failure are complex and incompletely understood but probably involve disturbances of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, loss of endogenous vasodilator mechanisms, upregulation of proinflammatory mediators including vascular cell adhesion molecules, and release of local vasoconstrictors such as endothelin 1. Magnetic resonance imaging has demonstrated a characteristic hypertensive posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome predominantly causing oedema of the white matter of the parietal and occipital lobes; this syndrome is potentially reversible with appropriate prompt treatment. Generally, the therapeutic approach is dictated by the particular presentation and end-organ complications. Parenteral therapy is generally preferred, and strategies include use of sodium nitroprusside, beta-blockers, labetelol, or calcium-channel antagonists, magnesium for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia; and short-term parenteral anticonvulsants for seizures associated with encephalopathy. Novel therapies include the peripheral dopamine-receptor agonist, fenoldapam, and may include endothelin-1 antagonists.
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- C J Vaughan
- Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY, USA
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Severe hypertension is a common clinical problem in the United States, encountered in various clinical settings. Although various terms have been applied to severe hypertension, such as hypertensive crises, emergencies, or urgencies, they are all characterized by acute elevations in BP that may be associated with end-organ damage (hypertensive crisis). The immediate reduction of BP is only required in patients with acute end-organ damage. Hypertension associated with cerebral infarction or intracerebral hemorrhage only rarely requires treatment. While nitroprusside is commonly used to treat severe hypertension, it is an extremely toxic drug that should only be used in rare circumstances. Furthermore, the short-acting calcium channel blocker nifedipine is associated with significant morbidity and should be avoided. Today, a wide range of pharmacologic alternatives are available to the practitioner to control severe hypertension. This article reviews some of the current concepts and common misconceptions in the management of patients with acutely elevated BP.
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- J Varon
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, USA.
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Onwuanyi A, Hodges D, Avancha A, Weiss L, Rabinowitz D, Shea S, Francis CK. Hypertensive vascular disease as a cause of death in blacks versus whites: autopsy findings in 587 adults. Hypertension 1998; 31:1070-6. [PMID: 9576116 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.31.5.1070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of excess mortality among urban US blacks, but autopsy data comparing black-white differences in underlying pathological causes of cardiovascular death are lacking. We reviewed all 720 adult cases autopsied in 1991 in the New York City Medical Examiner's Office in which the coded cause of death was cardiovascular disease (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes 391, 393 to 398, 401 to 404, 410, 411, 414 to 417, 420 to 438, and 440 to 444). After exclusion of 133 cases because race was missing or coded as other than black or white, gender was not coded, or there was an unusual circumstances of death or extreme obesity, 587 cases were available for analysis. There were 314 black and 273 white subjects. Black women were younger than white women at time of death (mean age, 54.7 versus 61.5 years; P<.001), whereas black and white men did not differ in mean age at death. Hypertensive vascular disease was the autopsy cause of death in 42% of blacks compared with 23% of whites (P<.001). Conversely, atherosclerotic heart disease was the autopsy cause of death in 64% of white subjects but only 38% of blacks. These patterns were consistent in both sexes and after adjustment for age. Hypertensive vascular disease was far more common than atherosclerotic heart disease as the cause of death at autopsy among blacks compared with whites in New York City, whereas atherosclerotic heart disease was more common in whites. These findings suggest that ineffective control of hypertension is a major factor contributing to excess cardiovascular mortality among urban blacks.
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- A Onwuanyi
- Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY 10037, USA
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Hyman DJ, Pavlik VN, Vallbona C, Dunn JK, Louis K, Dewey CM, Wieck L. Blood pressure measurement and antihypertensive treatment in a low-income African-American population. Am J Public Health 1998; 88:292-4. [PMID: 9491026 PMCID: PMC1508192 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.2.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe blood pressure measurement and hypertension treatment in an inner-city African-American community. METHODS A random-digit dialing telephone survey of adults more than 18 years of age was carried out in 12 predominantly African-American zip code areas in Houston, Texas. RESULTS More than 90% of subjects reported a blood pressure measurement within the past 2 years, and 87% of known hypertensives reported current medication use. CONCLUSIONS Further improvements in hypertension control among African Americans in this country are likely to depend primarily on changes in diagnosis and management practices of health care providers and on maintaining primary care access for all socioeconomic groups.
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- D J Hyman
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Rahman M, Douglas JG, Wright JT. Pathophysiology and treatment implications of hypertension in the African-American population. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1997; 26:125-44. [PMID: 9074856 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8529(05)70237-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Regardless of the etiology, hypertension remains a major public health problem in African-Americans and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Additional data on the pathophysiology of this disease in this population are needed, as are data on the best therapies to decrease the high complication rate. Because many of the large studies on hypertension have included few African-Americans, recruitment of this ethnic group into clinical trials should be promoted. Further studies into the genetic factors in the pathophysiology of racial differences in hypertension may shed more light on this complex issue.
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- M Rahman
- Clinical Hypertension Program, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Ohio, USA
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Fournier AM, Hoenig LJ, Sosenko JM. The degree of blood pressure evaluation and end organ damage with severe hypertension: a case-control study. Am J Med Sci 1993; 306:367-70. [PMID: 8266976 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199312000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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To investigate the association of blood pressure and end-organ damage in patients with severe hypertension in a case-controlled manner, 26 patients with syndromes of acute end-organ damage and severe hypertension were compared with 25 patients with severe but asymptomatic hypertension for a variety of demographic, clinical, and basic laboratory values. Differences were assessed with the Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. End-organ damage was significantly associated with a degree of systolic and diastolic blood pressure elevation, a history of hypertensive crisis, serum creatinine, and a history of alcohol use, in multivariate analysis. The relationship to creatinine and a history of hypertensive crisis were not present in univariate analysis. The possible relationships of these factors to the pathophysiology of hypertensive crisis are discussed.
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- A M Fournier
- Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101
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Shea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, Field L, Francis CK. Correlates of nonadherence to hypertension treatment in an inner-city minority population. Am J Public Health 1992; 82:1607-12. [PMID: 1456334 PMCID: PMC1694541 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.82.12.1607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adherence to treatment is a key factor in achieving blood pressure control among hypertensives. We examined correlates of nonadherence to hypertension treatment in an inner-city minority population. METHODS Subjects (n = 202) were interviewed as part of a case-control study of severe, uncontrolled hypertension conducted in two New York City hospitals in 1989-91. All subjects were African American or Hispanic. Self-reported nonadherence to drug treatment for hypertension was measured using a five-item scale, and the sample was dichotomized as more (n = 87) or less (n = 115) adherent. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for demographic and other covariates. RESULTS Nonadherence was associated with having blood pressure checked in an emergency room (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 7.9; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.75, 35.77; P < .01), lack of a primary care physician (adjusted OR = 2.9; 95% CI = 1.37, 6.02; P < .01), current smoking (adjusted OR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.10, 5.22; P = .03), and younger age (adjusted OR = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.00, 1.06; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS Changing the locus of care for hypertension from emergency rooms to primary care physicians may improve adherence to hypertension treatment in minority populations.
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- S Shea
- Division of Epidemiology, Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY
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Shea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, Field L, Francis CK. Predisposing factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension in an inner-city minority population. N Engl J Med 1992; 327:776-81. [PMID: 1501654 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199209103271107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertensive emergency and urgent hypertension are the most severe forms of uncontrolled hypertension and are now seen predominantly in poor, minority populations. We studied the characteristics of the medical care received by patients with these conditions in order to identify risk factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension. METHODS Using a case-control study design, we interviewed 93 patients with severe, uncontrolled hypertension who presented in the hospital emergency room and 114 control patients with hypertension; both groups were seen at two New York City hospitals from 1989 through 1991. All the patients were black or Hispanic. Multiple logistic-regression models were used to adjust for age, sex, race or ethnic background, education, smoking status, alcohol-related problems, and use of illicit drugs during the previous year. RESULTS After additional adjustment for lack of health insurance, severe, uncontrolled hypertension was found to be more common among patients who had no primary care physician (adjusted odds ratio, 3.5; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.6 to 7.7) and among those who did not comply with treatment for their hypertension (adjusted odds ratio, 1.9; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.4 to 2.5). Lack of health insurance was marginally associated with severe, uncontrolled hypertension (adjusted odds ratio, 1.9; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.8 to 4.6) after adjustment for lack of a primary care physician and noncompliance with antihypertensive treatment. Patients without a primary care physician and without health insurance were more likely to have their blood pressure checked and receive prescriptions for blood-pressure medications in emergency rooms than in physicians' offices or clinics. CONCLUSIONS Characteristics of both the health care system and patients' behavior are associated with severe, uncontrolled hypertension. Improving access to primary care physicians, through health insurance or other means, may be an effective strategy for improving control of hypertension in disadvantaged minority populations.
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- S Shea
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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Hypertensive heart disease is a frequent complication in hypertensive African-Americans because of inadequate high blood pressure control. Moreover, African-Americans may be predisposed to develop LVH earlier in life and more readily than Caucasians, and it may be more malignant. The appearance of both LVH and congestive heart failure are ominous developments in individual patients, and early detection of LVH is mandatory for adequate management and reversal of this complication, if possible. Additional research is needed, and new, sensitive tools for detecting LVH will accelerate such studies. Further investigations are also needed on the reversibility of LVH, preferred antihypertensive agents for accomplishing reversal, and whether expected benefits result.
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Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke, especially in African-Americans. Improved control of high blood pressure nationwide is a key factor in the recent dramatic decline in stroke frequency, most notably in African-American women. Hypertension control programs must be adequately funded and expanded. African-Americans have a disproportionately high incidence of risk factors for stroke, including hypertension. There is evidence that the cerebral vessels involved in ischemic stroke in African-Americans may differ from those of Caucasians. There is an urgent need for more research on stroke in general, risk factor relations in particular, and mechanisms in the pathogenesis of stroke in African-Americans.
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Stroke in Asian and Pacific-Islander populations remains the principal cause of death among adults, but its incidence in the United States approximates that of Caucasians. Although controversial, uncontrolled hypertension in certain population groups (e.g., northern Japanese) and high dietary saturated fat in others (e.g, Pacific-Islanders) are believed to be responsible for the high stroke incidence rates. The recent reduction in stroke frequency rates in these areas is thought to be the result of better hypertension control. In the Ni-Hon-San Study, the level of hypertension and its frequency were similar in Hawaii and Japan, but ischemic infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage were less frequent in Hawaii. Reduced meat and fat intake may contribute to small vessel disease in Japan. Stroke is the third major cause of death among Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans, yet there is a paucity of information, especially about stroke, in subgroups of these populations. There is also considerable ignorance and controversy about risk factors for stroke in these populations. The need for additional research is urgent.
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