TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Systemic Hypertension A1 - Baumann, Brigitte M. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Hypertension affects approximately 40% of the U.S. population, and 1% to 6% of all ED patients present with severe hypertension.1-5 Of the latter, between one quarter and one half will have end-organ damage.2-5 Risk factors for the development of acute hypertensive events include obesity, cigarette smoking, older age, lack of access to health care, and noncompliance with antihypertensive medications.6 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182414866 ER -