When should nitroglycerine be avoided in hypertensive encephalopathy?

Hypertension. 2011 Nov;58(5):e187-8. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.175703. Epub 2011 Sep 19.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Contraindications
  • Disease Progression*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypertensive Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hypertensive Encephalopathy / drug therapy*
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination / methods
  • Nitroglycerin* / administration & dosage
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Nitroglycerin