Summary. An estimated 500,000 people in the United States experience a hypertensive crisis annually. Hypertensive emergency is associated with significant morbidity in the form of end-organ damage.

A systolic measurement above 180 and/or a diastolic measurement above 120 constitutes a hypertensive crisis requiring ...

What Is Hypertensive Heart Disease? Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Every minute, it pumps nearly 1.5 gallons of blood. But there are a lot of reasons why this crucial organ can ...

When that happens, try these strategies to lower blood pressure quickly. Blood pressure spikes above 180/90 are considered a hypertensive crisis. If your blood pressure gets to that level, go to the ...

The authors commented that the patient’s "age, relative acute onset, and lack of medical history make this an atypical ...

The goal in the treatment of hypertensive crises or acute postoperative hypertension is to prevent or slow the progression of organ damage. While patients with hypertensive urgencies can be ...

During my maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, I noticed that a lot of patients were returning to the hospital for ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified severe heavy bleeding known as haemorrhage, and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia as the leading causes of maternal deaths globally. The ...

The study, published in The Lancet Global Health, marks WHO’s first comprehensive update on maternal mortality causes since ...

Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) when pregnant with their first baby are more likely to later be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and face an increase in premature ...

Hemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health ...