Diseases

Hypertensive Crisis

A severe, acute increase in BLOOD PRESSURE that may result in STROKE or MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A severe, acute increase in BLOOD PRESSURE that may result in STROKE or MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Hypertensive Emergency
  • Crises, Hypertensive
  • Crisis, Hypertensive
  • Emergencies, Hypertensive
  • Emergency, Hypertensive
  • Hypertensive Crises
  • Hypertensive Emergencies
  • Hypertensive Urgency
  • Hypertensive Urgencies
  • Urgencies, Hypertensive
  • Urgency, Hypertensive

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Hypertension (1966-2023)

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  1. C14w.907w.489w.723

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertensive Crisis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096003
  2. Hypertensive Crisis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25303605