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MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Hypertension, Malignant
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hipertensión Maligna
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hipertensão Maligna
Synonyms
English
:
Malignant Hypertension
Tree Number:
C14.907.489.330
Definition
English
:
A condition of markedly elevated
BLOOD PRESSURE
with DIASTOLIC
PRESSURE
usually greater than 120 mm Hg.
Malignant hypertension
is characterized by widespread vascular damage,
PAPILLEDEMA
, retinopathy,
HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY
, and renal dysfunction.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
malignant does not refer to neoplasm: refers to severe
hypertension
with
papilledema
& arterial
necrosis
See Related
English
:
Hypertensive Encephalopathy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7153
Unique Identifier:
D006974
Occurrence in VHL
:
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