Disease or Syndrome
malignant hypertension
ma·lig·nant hy·per·ten·sion [ muh-lig-nuhnt hahy-per-ten-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Hypertensive disease
Definitions related to malignant hypertension:
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A dangerous type of high blood pressure marked by an unusually sudden rise in blood pressure to very high levels, often accompanied by headache, blurred vision, and seizures.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Severe hypertension that is characterized by rapid onset of extremely high blood pressure.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(hypertension, malignant) 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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A hypertensive emergency is a condition in which elevated blood pressure results in target organ damage. The systems primarily involved include the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and the renal system.WebMD, 2019
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