SBP and DBP values were higher in patients with emergencies than in those with urgencies (BP 193 ± 15/102 ± 15 vs. 189 ± 13/96 ± 13 mmHg in 2008 and 192 ± 17/98 ± 15 vs. 189 ± 12/94 ± 15 mmHg in 2015, P < 0.001 for both).Among hypertensive emergencies, the different forms of organ damage were 25% acute coronary syndromes and 1% aortic dissection in both periods, 34 and 38% acute heart failure, 40 and 37% stroke.