Acute severe hypertension : New conceptual transformation

Acute severe hypertension that is accompanied by acute target-organ injury (hypertensive emergency) is associated with substantial morbidity and in-hospital mortality, thus requiring immediate treatment

Acute severe hypertension that is accompanied by acute target-organ injury (hypertensive emergency) is associated with substantial morbidity and in-hospital mortality, thus requiring immediate treatment in an intensive care unit. Even in the absence of acute target-organ damage, episodes of severe hypertension have long-term implications