Malignant Hypertension (Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis)
Alternate Names : Accelerated Hypertension, Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis, Hypertension - Malignant, Nephrosclerosis - Arteriolar
DefinitionMalignant hypertension is usually defined as very high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye, called papilledema (grade IV Keith-Wagner hypertensive retinopathy). Malignant hypertension is usually accompanied by other organ damage like heart failure, kidney failure, and hypertensive encephalopathy.
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