SMJ articles in the category "hypotension"

Original Article

Overuse of Antihypertensives in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Background: The Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) recommends conservative management of hypertension (HTN) during acute ischemic stroke (AIS), although clinicians often manage blood pressure more aggressively. Our hypothesis was that aggressive management of HTN in patients with AIS is associated with hypotensive events and worsened…

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Case Report

Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis as the Cause of a Long History of Unexplained Hypotensive Episodes

Assessment of patients with unexplained hypotensive episodes in outpatient practice is often challenging, with an extensive differential diagnosis. The prevalence of systemic mast cell disease (MCD) is unknown, and the diagnosis is often elusive because serum and urine markers may become positive only after one of the self-limited, recurrent hypotensive…

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