未充分治疗的高血压病史较常见。[5]Bennett NM, Shea S. Hypertensive emergency: case criteria, sociodemographic profile, and previous care of 100 cases. Am J Public Health. 1988;78:636-640.http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/78/6/636http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3369591?tool=bestpractice.com[9]Tisdale JE, Huang MB, Borzak S, et al. Risk factors for hypertensive crisis: importance of out-patient blood pressure control. Fam Pract. 2004;21:420-424.http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/4/420http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15249531?tool=bestpractice.com[10]Shea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, et al. Predisposing factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension in an inner-city minority population. N Engl J Med. 1992;327:776-781.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1501654?tool=bestpractice.com
在美国,无医疗保险或初级保健医生的患者更易罹患高血压急症。[10]Shea S, Misra D, Ehrlich MH, et al. Predisposing factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension in an inner-city minority population. N Engl J Med. 1992;327:776-781.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1501654?tool=bestpractice.com