Blood Pressure

Hypertensive Urgency Doesnt Always Require Hospitalization

A Cleveland Clinic study finds that patients whose blood pressure spikes sharply may be treated safely and effectively with outpatient therapy.

Published: July 11, 2016

The rate of major adverse cardiovascular events, such as stroke or heart attack, is relatively low among patients who experience hypertensive urgency. Because of that, these patients can be safely treated with outpatient care instead of being hospitalized, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently. Hypertensive urgency is a situation in which your systolic blood pressure (the top number in your blood pressure reading) is at least 180 mm Hg or your diastolic pressure (bottom number) is at least 110 mm Hg.