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Hypertensive crisis

MedGen UID:
5701
Concept ID:
C0020546
Finding; Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Crises, Hypertensive; Crisis, Hypertensive; Emergencies, Hypertensive; Emergency, Hypertensive; Hypertensive Crises; Hypertensive Crisis; Hypertensive Emergencies; Hypertensive Emergency
SNOMED CT: Hypertensive crisis (706882009)
 
HPO: HP:0100735

Definition

A severe, acute increase in blood pressure that may result in stroke or myocardial ischemia. [from NCI]

Conditions with this feature

Systemic lupus erythematosus 17
MedGen UID:
1804329
Concept ID:
C5676884
Disease or Syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus-17 (SLE17) is an X-linked dominant autoimmune disorder characterized by onset of systemic autoinflammatory symptoms in the first decades of life. Only affected females have been reported. Features may include classic features of SLE, such as malar rash and arthralgias, or can include less common entities such as hemiplegia and neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Laboratory studies show the presence of autoantibodies and enhanced NFKB (164011) signaling, the latter being consistent with a gain-of-function effect (Brown et al., 2022). For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), see 152700.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Van Why SK, Pan CG
Crit Care Clin 2022 Apr;38(2):375-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2021.11.016. PMID: 35369952
Brathwaite L, Reif M
Cardiol Clin 2019 Aug;37(3):275-286. Epub 2019 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2019.04.003. PMID: 31279421
Taylor DA
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2015 Dec;27(4):439-47. Epub 2015 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.08.003. PMID: 26567490

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Stewart MH
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Jul 1;38(4):311-317. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001049. PMID: 37016936
Van Why SK, Pan CG
Crit Care Clin 2022 Apr;38(2):375-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2021.11.016. PMID: 35369952
Ipek E, Oktay AA, Krim SR
Curr Opin Cardiol 2017 Jul;32(4):397-406. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000398. PMID: 28306673
Taylor DA
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2015 Dec;27(4):439-47. Epub 2015 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.08.003. PMID: 26567490
Rodriguez MA, Kumar SK, De Caro M
Cardiol Rev 2010 Mar-Apr;18(2):102-7. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181c307b7. PMID: 20160537

Diagnosis

Stewart MH
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Jul 1;38(4):311-317. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001049. PMID: 37016936
Peraçoli JC, Borges VTM, Ramos JGL, Cavalli RC, Costa SHAM, Oliveira LG, Souza FLP, Korkes HA, Brum IR, Costa ML, Corrêa Junior MD, Sass N, Diniz ALD, Prado CAC, Cunha Filho EVD
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2019 May;41(5):318-332. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1687859. PMID: 31181585
Arbe G, Pastor I, Franco J
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Apr 23;150(8):317-322. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.027. PMID: 29174704
Suneja M, Sanders ML
Med Clin North Am 2017 May;101(3):465-478. Epub 2017 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.12.007. PMID: 28372707
Rodriguez MA, Kumar SK, De Caro M
Cardiol Rev 2010 Mar-Apr;18(2):102-7. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181c307b7. PMID: 20160537

Therapy

Prior CH, Burlinson CEG, Chau A
Anaesthesia 2022 Dec;77(12):1416-1429. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1111/anae.15839. PMID: 36089883
Van Why SK, Pan CG
Crit Care Clin 2022 Apr;38(2):375-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2021.11.016. PMID: 35369952
Brathwaite L, Reif M
Cardiol Clin 2019 Aug;37(3):275-286. Epub 2019 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2019.04.003. PMID: 31279421
Seeman T, Hamdani G, Mitsnefes M
Pediatr Nephrol 2019 Dec;34(12):2523-2537. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00467-018-4092-2. PMID: 30276533
Taylor DA
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2015 Dec;27(4):439-47. Epub 2015 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.08.003. PMID: 26567490

Prognosis

Bhatt DL, Vaduganathan M, Kandzari DE, Leon MB, Rocha-Singh K, Townsend RR, Katzen BT, Oparil S, Brar S, DeBruin V, Fahy M, Bakris GL; SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Steering Committee Investigators
Lancet 2022 Oct 22;400(10361):1405-1416. Epub 2022 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01787-1. PMID: 36130612
Peraçoli JC, Borges VTM, Ramos JGL, Cavalli RC, Costa SHAM, Oliveira LG, Souza FLP, Korkes HA, Brum IR, Costa ML, Corrêa Junior MD, Sass N, Diniz ALD, Prado CAC, Cunha Filho EVD
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2019 May;41(5):318-332. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1687859. PMID: 31181585
Arbe G, Pastor I, Franco J
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Apr 23;150(8):317-322. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.027. PMID: 29174704
Ipek E, Oktay AA, Krim SR
Curr Opin Cardiol 2017 Jul;32(4):397-406. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000398. PMID: 28306673
Rodriguez MA, Kumar SK, De Caro M
Cardiol Rev 2010 Mar-Apr;18(2):102-7. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181c307b7. PMID: 20160537

Clinical prediction guides

Stewart MH
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Jul 1;38(4):311-317. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001049. PMID: 37016936
Kotruchin P, Tangpaisarn T, Mitsungnern T, Sukonthasarn A, Hoshide S, Turana Y, Siddique S, Buranakitjaroen P, Van Huynh M, Chia YC, Park S, Chen CH, Nailes J, Tay JC, Wang JG, Kario K
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022 Sep;24(9):1226-1235. doi: 10.1111/jch.14547. PMID: 36196470Free PMC Article
McHugh MC, Diercks DB
Curr Hypertens Rep 2022 Sep;24(9):349-352. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1007/s11906-022-01197-2. PMID: 35716248
Moreno H
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022 Jun;24(6):698-703. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1111/jch.14486. PMID: 35466494Free PMC Article
Peraçoli JC, Borges VTM, Ramos JGL, Cavalli RC, Costa SHAM, Oliveira LG, Souza FLP, Korkes HA, Brum IR, Costa ML, Corrêa Junior MD, Sass N, Diniz ALD, Prado CAC, Cunha Filho EVD
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2019 May;41(5):318-332. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1687859. PMID: 31181585

Recent systematic reviews

Siddiqi TJ, Usman MS, Rashid AM, Javaid SS, Ahmed A, Clark D 3rd, Flack JM, Shimbo D, Choi E, Jones DW, Hall ME
J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Jul 18;12(14):e029355. Epub 2023 Jul 8 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.029355. PMID: 37421281Free PMC Article
Nadeem IM, Sakha S, Mashaleh R, Liu E, Albahhar M, Athreya S
Clin Radiol 2021 Nov;76(11):829-837. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.06.004. PMID: 34243944
Price LC, Martinez G, Brame A, Pickworth T, Samaranayake C, Alexander D, Garfield B, Aw TC, McCabe C, Mukherjee B, Harries C, Kempny A, Gatzoulis M, Marino P, Kiely DG, Condliffe R, Howard L, Davies R, Coghlan G, Schreiber BE, Lordan J, Taboada D, Gaine S, Johnson M, Church C, Kemp SV, Wong D, Curry A, Levett D, Price S, Ledot S, Reed A, Dimopoulos K, Wort SJ
Br J Anaesth 2021 Apr;126(4):774-790. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.005. PMID: 33612249
Benenson I, Waldron FA, Jadotte YT, Dreker MP, Holly C
JBI Evid Synth 2021 Jun;19(6):1292-1327. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00243. PMID: 33555818
Gasparini S, Ferlazzo E, Sueri C, Cianci V, Ascoli M, Cavalli SM, Beghi E, Belcastro V, Bianchi A, Benna P, Cantello R, Consoli D, De Falco FA, Di Gennaro G, Gambardella A, Gigli GL, Iudice A, Labate A, Michelucci R, Paciaroni M, Palumbo P, Primavera A, Sartucci F, Striano P, Villani F, Russo E, De Sarro G, Aguglia U; Epilepsy Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society
Neurol Sci 2019 Sep;40(9):1775-1783. Epub 2019 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-03913-4. PMID: 31055731

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