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Table 1 Clinical presentations of hypertensive emergencies (N = 37)

From: Sublingual nitroglycerin for early blood pressure control in hypertensive emergencies: observations from an emergency department clinical audit in Sri Lanka

Presentation

Number of patients

Percentage (%)

Pulmonary oedema

16

43.2

Acute coronary syndrome

7

18.9

Neurological symptoms/signs (excluding stroke)

14

37.9