BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disorders are the leading causes of disability and death worldwide, and a great majority of Cardiovascular Disorders are associated with dyslipidemia. Worldwide, there is broad variation in serum lipid profile levels among different population groups. Increased serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins are known to be major risk factors for cardiovascular disorders. The present study was conducted to assess the lipid levels among cases of accelerated hypertension presenting to a tertiary healthcare institute. METHODS The present study was a cross sectional observational study done on 96 patients who presented with hypertensive emergencies. They were admitted under Department of Medicine, KIMS, Karad, from August 2018 to December 2018. On admission, detailed history was taken, and complete clinical examination was done. It was a hospital based cross sectional study. RESULTS Serum levels of TC, TG, HDL and LDL in hypertensives were 182±3.4, 143.62±6.3, 49.68 and 95.83±7.8 mg/dL, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that elevated BP may predict certain disturbances in lipoprotein metabolism.

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BACKGROUND Accelerated hypertension is defined as a rapid and inappropriate intense elevation of blood pressure with or without a risk of rapid damage to target organs such as the heart. It is a common presentation to the emergency department and appears without history of hypertensive diseases in 23% of cases. The present study was conducted to study the brain imaging in cases admitted with accelerated hypertension to find the incidences of brain parenchymal insult in case of accelerated hypertension in a tertiary healthcare institute. METHODS The observational study was done among patients presenting with hypertensive emergencies admitted under the Department of Medicine, KIMS, Karad, from August 2018 to December 2018. On admission, detailed history was taken, and complete clinical examination was done. It was an observational study. RESULTS Majority of the cases had a haemorrhagic stroke (16.66%), followed by 4.16% cases of transient ischaemic attacks and 4.16% cases of ischaemic stroke. CONCLUSIONS Acute intracerebral haemorrhage was the most common form of end organ damage in present study. The hospital mortality among the patients with hypertensive emergencies were 18.75%.