E Grossman, FH Messerli, T Grodzicki, P Kowey - Jama, 1996 - Am Med Assoc Over the past 2 decades, nifedipine in the form of capsules has become widely popular in the
treatment of hypertensive emergencies. Unlike other agents, such as sodium nitroprusside, nicardipine
hydrochloride, diazoxide, and nitroglycerin--which require intravenous administration and ... Cited by 372 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
RW Gifford Jr - Jama, 1991 - Am Med Assoc The availability of potent antihypertensive drugs that will decrease markedly elevated blood pressure
within minutes to hours has changed the concepts of definition and therapy of hypertensive emergencies
and urgencies. Intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside can be used in the truly ... Cited by 125 - Related articles - All 4 versions
RK Ferguson, PH Vlasses - JAMA, 1986 - Am Med Assoc IN ITS 1984 report, 1 the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of
High Blood Pressure proposed an operational classification of hypertensive emergencies and
urgencies. This group suggests that emergencies are situations in which greatly elevated ... Cited by 69 - Related articles - All 3 versions
RJ Anderson, GR Hart, CP Crumpler, WG Reed, CA … - JAMA, 1981 - Am Med Assoc The response to oral clonidine hydrochloride loading in 36 severely hypertensive patients is
presented. Each patient initially received 0.2 mg of clonidine hydrochloride, followed by 0.1 mg
each hour until a dose of 0.7 mg had been given, or the diastolic blood pressure (BP) ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - All 2 versions
JB Reuler, GJ Magarian - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1988 - Springer THE DIAGNOSIS of a hypertensive crisis is often con- sidered when evaluating patients in a
clinic or emergency room setting. Unfortunately, no single blood pressure level differentiates
a crisis from a less urgent situation, although most crises are associated with diastolic ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - All 4 versions
CVS Ram - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1978 - archinte.highwire.org Hypertensive encephalopathy is a dramatic syndrome char- acterized by severe elevation of
blood pressure, headache, visual disturbances, altered mental status, and convulsions. Although
the syndrome is uncommon, to recognize and treat it promptly is important or the ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - All 3 versions
A Mackay, C Isles, I Henderson, R Fife, AC Kennedy - QJM, 1981 - Oxford Univ Press SUMMARY Eighty-seven patients with intractable hypertension received minoxidil fora mean
duration of 27 months (range three months tofiveyears). A significant reduction in mean outpatient
blood pressure from 206/129 to 158/98 mmHg (p < 0*001 for both systolic and diastolic ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - All 2 versions
D Hall, F Charocopos, KL Froer, W … - Archives of Internal …, 1979 - archinte.highwire.org A prospective assessment of the effects of minoxidil on the ECG was carried out in a series of
80 patients with severe hypertension, representing an observation of 139.6 patient years. In combination
with \g=b\-adrenergicblocking agents and diuretics, minoxidil resulted in substantial ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - All 3 versions
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