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Examples of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies
| Asymptomatic diastolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg |
| Hypertensive encephalopathy |
| Acute aortic dissection |
| Acute left ventricular failure |
| Acute myocardial ischemia |
Reproduced with permission of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program
