Hypertensive emergencies in diabetic patients from predominantly African American urban communities.

CONCLUSION: The development of hypertensive emergencies in patients with diabetes was not because of diabetes per se but because of coexisting highly elevated blood pressure. Tight blood pressure control may decrease the risk of hypertensive emergencies in this patient population.
PMID: 30285508 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Benenson I, Waldron FA, Jones Dillon SA, Zinzuwadia SN, Mbadugha N, Vicente N, Aris E, Adeboye AM, Makdisi C Tags: Clin Exp Hypertens Source Type: research