SGEM#499: Under Pressure – To Start Antihypertensives in Hypertensive ED Patients at Discharge

Ensayos extraídos del pódcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2024Antihypertensive prescription at emergency department discharge for hypertensionHypertensionIn 93,512 hypertensive ED patients, discharge antihypertensive prescription was associated with fewer 30-day adverse events and revisits than no prescription.
• 1970VA Cooperative StudyHypertensionIn 380 male veterans with diastolic blood pressure of 90 to 114 mm Hg, antihypertensive drug therapy reduced morbid cardiovascular events compared with placebo.