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Adropın levels and target organ damage secondary to Hıgh blood pressure in emergency department
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Fig. 1
TOD of the relation between serum adropin levels and blood pressure
Abbreviations: TOD: target organ disease.
Hypertension (HT) is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and ranks 4th among the most frequently seen medical conditions. Nearly 75% of hypertensive USA population can not maintain their blood pressures at 140/90 mm Hg, and consequently many patients present to the emergency department (ED) because of high blood pressure. Most scaring complication of hypertension is hypertensive emergency which defined as large elevations in SBP or DBP (>180 mmHg or >120 mmHg, respectively) associated with impending or progressive OD, such as major neurological changes, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral infarction, intracranial haemorrhage, acute LV failure, acute pulmonary oedema, aortic dissection, renal failure, or eclampsia [1].
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