Chronic hypertension CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
If a hypertensive patient sustains a cognitive decline, brain magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography may be considered to detect silent brain infarctions, lacunar infarctions, microbleeds, and white matter lesions.
2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines For The Management of Arterial Hypertension (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines For The Management of Arterial Hypertension (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
Summary of Recommendations on The Search for Asymptomatic Organ Damage (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
| Class IIb |
| “1. In hypertensive patients with cognitive decline, brain magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography may be considered for detecting silent brain infarctions, lacunar infarctions, microbleeds, and white matter lesions. (Level of Evidence: C)” |
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Authors/Task Force Members. Mancia G, Fagard R, Narkiewicz K, Redon J, Zanchetti A; et al. (2013). “2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)”. Eur Heart J. 34 (28): 2159–219. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/eht151. PMID 23771844.
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