Costantino Mancusi 1,2 , Maria Angela Losi 1,2 , Giovanni Albano 1,2 , Giuliano De Stefano 1,2 , Carmine Morisco 1,2 , Emanuele Barbato 1,2 , Bruno Trimarco 1,2 , Nicola De Luca 1,2 , Giovanni de Simone 1,2 , Raffaele Izzo 1,2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive urgencies (HypUrg) are defined as severe elevation in blood pressure (BP) without acute target organ damage. In the office setting, treated asymptomatic patients, with severe BP elevation meeting criteria for urgency are often seen. We evaluate incident Cardiovascular (CV) events (n = 311) during follow-up (FU) in patients with HypUrg at first outpatient visit. METHODS: HypUrg was defined by systolic BP ≥180 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥110 mm Hg. Patients were >18 years old, with available ultrasound data, without prevalent CV disease, and no more than stage III Chronic Kidney Disease. BP control was defined as the average BP during FU <140/90 mm Hg. RESULTS: Four hundred and sixty-nine of 6,929 patients presented with HypUrg at first visit. Patients with HypUrg were more likely to be women, obese and diabetic and with higher prevalence of left ventricle (LV) hypertrophy and carotid plaque (all P < 0.05). During FU patients with HypUrg had 5-fold higher risk of uncontrolled BP (95% confidence interval (CI) 4.1-6.8, P < 0.0001). In Cox regression presenting with HypUrg was not associated with increased CV risk after adjusting for significant covariates, including age, sex, BP control, LV hypertrophy, and carotid plaque (hazard ratio (HR) 1.42, 95% CI (0.96-2.11), P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with HypUrg have worst CV risk profile, reduced probability of BP control during FU and greater prevalence of target organ damage, but the excess CV event risk appears to be mediated through BP control, non-BP cardio-vascular disease risk factors, and demographic attributes. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT02211365. © American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd 2020. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive urgencies (HypUrg ) are defined as severe elevation in blood pressure (BP) without acute target organ damage. In the office setting, treated asymptomatic patients , with severe BP elevation meeting criteria for urgency are often seen. We evaluate incident Cardiovascular (CV) events (n = 311) during follow-up (FU) in patients with HypUrg at first outpatient visit. METHODS: HypUrg was defined by systolic BP ≥180 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥110 mm Hg. Patients were >18 years old, with available ultrasound data, without prevalent CV disease , and no more than stage III Chronic Kidney Disease . BP control was defined as the average BP during FU <140/90 mm Hg. RESULTS: Four hundred and sixty-nine of 6,929 patients presented with HypUrg at first visit. Patients with HypUrg were more likely to be women , obese and diabetic and with higher prevalence of left ventricle (LV) hypertrophy and carotid plaque (all P < 0.05). During FU patients with HypUrg had 5-fold higher risk of uncontrolled BP (95% confidence interval (CI) 4.1-6.8, P < 0.0001). In Cox regression presenting with HypUrg was not associated with increased CV risk after adjusting for significant covariates, including age, sex, BP control, LV hypertrophy , and carotid plaque (hazard ratio (HR) 1.42, 95% CI (0.96-2.11), P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with HypUrg have worst CV risk profile, reduced probability of BP control during FU and greater prevalence of target organ damage, but the excess CV event risk appears to be mediated through BP control, non-BP cardio-vascular disease risk factors, and demographic attributes. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT02211365. © American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd 2020. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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Keywords:
blood pressure; blood pressure control; carotid plaque; hypertension; hypertensive crisis; left ventricular hypertrophy; target organ damage
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Year: 2020
PMID： 31930302 DOI： 10.1093/ajh/hpaa003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hypertens ISSN： 0895-7061 Impact factor: 2.689