Author ORCID Identifier
Charles Meadows 0000-0002-6105-8842
Mehiar Elhamdani 0000-0003-0066-9997
Larry Dial 0009-0003-2980-5339
Murad Kheetan 0000-0002-3504-0518
Khaled Al-Baqain 0009-0002-8425-1984
Keywords
Hypertension
Disciplines
Cardiology | Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology | Internal Medicine | Medical Pharmacology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nephrology
Abstract
Hypertension is common in hospitalized patients and is most often asymptomatic. While there are no guidelines for management of such patients, aggressive blood pressure treatment, including the use of intravenous antihypertensives, is often undertaken. While evidence of benefit is lacking, emerging data suggest that treatment of asymptomatic hypertension in the inpatient setting is associated with adverse outcomes, including acute kidney injury and ischemic stroke. In addition, the intensification of a preexisting antihypertensive regimen at hospital discharge significantly increases the risk of readmission without significant improvement in outpatient hypertension control. Such a combination of a common problem with the demonstrable benefit of a less aggressive approach offers considerable opportunity to improve patient care. This review article will discuss the existent literature and a specific case and make suggestions for improvement of practice.
Recommended Citation
Meadows C, Elhamdani M, Larry D, Kheetan M, Al-Baqain K.
Management of Asymptomatic Hypertension in the Inpatient Setting..
Marshall J Med.
2023;
9(3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1406.
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