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Table 4 Recommended treatments for hypertensive emergenciesa

From: Characteristics, practice patterns, and outcomes in patients with acute hypertension: European registry for Studying the Treatment of Acute hyperTension (Euro-STAT)

Emergency type

Esmolol

Fenoldopam

Labetalol

Nicardipine

Nitroglycerine

Sodium nitroprusside

Pulmonary oedema + systolic dysfunction

 

Yes

 

Yes

Yesb

Yes

Pulmonary oedema + diastolic dysfunction

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yesb

Yes

Myocardial infarction

Yesc

 

Yesc

 

Yesb

 

Aortic dissection

Yes

 

Yes

  

Yes

Postoperative hypertension

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

  

Hypertensive encephalopathy

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

  

Kidney failure

 

Yes

 

Yes

  

Stroke

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

  
  1. aAdapted from Smithburger et al. [13]. bAs adjunctive therapy. cIn combination with intravenous nitroglycerine.
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