N Engl J Med 2021; 384:2145-2152

Hypertensive Heartbreak

Emily S. Lau, M.D., Benjamin Scirica, M.D., M.P.H., Inga-Marie Schaefer, M.D., Amy L. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., et al.

Knee

A 61-year-old man with chronic knee pain was evaluated for elective total knee arthroplasty. During the preoperative visit, his blood pressure was 178/92 mm Hg. On day 1 after surgery, during physical therapy, his blood pressure increased to 216/99 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 141 beats per minute. The article is accompanied by a video.

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