What is the primary cause of death in patients with untreated malignant hypertension?
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Correct answer: Progressive uremia
While stroke and heart failure occur, the rapid and severe damage to the renal vasculature in malignant hypertension leads to acute renal failure and uremia. Without treatment, 90% of these patients die within a year, mostly from renal causes.
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