Cardiovascular Hypertensive Emergencies

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Papadopoulos, D P ^a   Sanidas, E A ^a   Viniou, N A ^a   Gennimata, V ^a   Chantziara, V ^a   Barbetseas, I ^a   Makris, T K ^b  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HELENA VENIZELOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Aortic dissection; Congestive heart failure; Hypertensive emergencies; Myocardial infarction; Sympathomimetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; COCAINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA DISSECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HYPERTENSION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84921837760     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-014-0515-z     Document Type: Review

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