Table 3 Target organ damage of various organs in patients with hypertensive crisis
From: Hypertensive crisis in children: an experience in a single tertiary care center in Korea
Hypertensive emergency (N = 31) | Hypertensive urgency (N = 20) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
EYE | |||
Visual symptom (%) | 7 (22.6) | 2 (10.0) | 0.454 |
Retinopathy (%) | 7/14 (50.0) | 0/6 (0.0) | 0.034 |
CNS | |||
Seizure (%) | 10 (29.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.004 |
PRES on brain MRI (%) | 10/16 (62.5) | 0/11 (0.0) | 0.004 |
HEART | |||
LVH, RVH, BVH (%) | 13/30 (43.3) | 0/15 (0.0) | 0.002 |
Abnormal EchoCG (%) | 9/22 (40.9) | 0/10 (0.0) | 0.002 |
Ejection fraction | 68.7 ± 9.70 | 68.1 ± 5.34 | 0.434 |
Kidney | |||
Anuria (%) | 14 (45.2) | 8 (40.0) | 0.778 |
Cr elevation (%) | 15 (48.4) | 9 (45.0) | 1.000 |
BUN | 27.07 ± 20.49 | 23.91 ± 19.80 | 0.294 |
Cr | 1.08 ± 1.24 | 0.87 ± 1.13 | 0.278 |
Hematuria (%) | 12 (38.7) | 8 (40.0) | 1.000 |
Proteinuria (%) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (30.0) | 0.466 |
Abnormal renal USG (%) | 10/20 (50.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0.025 |