Malignant hypertension
Malignant hypertension
Definition
Severe hypertension that is characterized by rapid onset of extremely high blood pressure and hypertension-mediated organ damage.
Also known as accelerated-malignant hypertension, hypertensive emergency, malignant phase hypertension — per MONDO
Also identified as
Drugs indicated
| Drug | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Captopril | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Diazoxide | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Enalapril | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Enalaprilat | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Hydralazine | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Labetalol | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Minoxidil | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Nebivolol | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Nitroprusside | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Phenoxybenzamine | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Phentolamine | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |