Malignant hypertension
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'''Malignant hypertension''' is a complication of hypertension characterized by very elevated blood pressure, and organ damage in the [[eye]]s, [[brain]], [[lung]] and/or [[kidney]]s. It differs from other complications of hypertension in that it is accompanied by [[papilledema]]. [[Systolic]] and [[diastolic]] [[blood pressure]]s are usually greater than 240 and 120, respectively.
==References==
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*[http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1107.htm Hypertension, Malignant] at emedicine.com
==See also==
* [[Hypertensive emergency]]
* [[Hypertension]]
*[[Hypertensive retinopathy]]
[[Category:Medical emergencies]]
[[Category:Intensive care medicine]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
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