Approach to Severe Hypertension in Children

Paksu M. S., KALKAN G.

GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.133-136, 2011 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.133-136
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Child, hypertension, hypertensive encephalopathy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Severe symptomatic hypertension which is also called hypertensive crisis is an acute elevation in blood pressure to a level that has the potential to cause end-organ damage. Although not common in childhood, it is a life-threatening medical emergency. Hypertensive crises are classically distinguished into hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency depending on end-organ involvement including central nervous system (CNS), heart, eye, and kidney. A severe elevation in blood pressure without evidence of acute target organ damage describes hypertensive urgency. Hypertensive emergency is defined as severe hypertension complicated with severe symptoms or acute target organ dysfunction.