Factors that influence decision for ischemic work-up in hypertensive emergency

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 1:214:331-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.219. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

Authors

Obiora Maludum¹, Mahek Shah², Kenechukwu Mezue², Sylvia Biso², Mary Rodriguez-Ziccardi², Talal Alnabelsi², Chinualumogu Nwakile², Vincent M Figueredo²

Affiliations

¹ Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address: omaludum@wakehealth.edu.
² Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

PMID: 27085121
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.219

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac ischemia; Coronary artery disease; Elevated troponin; Hypertension; Hypertensive emergency.

MeSH terms

Aged
Clinical Decision-Making
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / metabolism
Hypertension / physiopathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Troponin I / metabolism

Substances

Troponin I