Management of Acute Hypertensive Heart Failure

Heart Fail Clin. 2019 Oct;15(4):565-574. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2019.06.009.

Abstract

Heart failure presents a particularly difficult public health challenge. Of the heart failure presentations, acute hypertensive heart failure represents a distinct clinical phenotype and is characterized by sudden-onset systemic hypertension and pulmonary edema. The pathophysiology of acute hypertensive heart failure is primarily driven by an abnormal ventricular-vascular relationship, and the medical management is aimed at improving this relationship.

Keywords: Acute heart failure; Acute hypertensive heart failure; Hypertension; Ventricular-vascular coupling.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Heart Failure* / etiology
  • Heart Failure* / physiopathology
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / complications
  • Hypertension* / physiopathology
  • Patient Care Management / methods*