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VR and Classical Music Lower Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department
Key Takeaways
- A randomized controlled trial of 130 adult patients with hypertensive urgency tested virtual reality and classical music against standard care alone.
- Patients were split into 65 who received the VR-and-music intervention and 65 controls, all receiving standard care.
- The intervention showed significantly reduced blood pressure within 15 minutes of patients being seen, along with reduced anxiety.
- Hypertensive urgency is defined by readings of 180 mmHg or higher systolic or 110 mmHg or higher diastolic without signs of acute organ damage.
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