<p>Our study involved 422 patients and 27.5% (116) were admitted for cardiovascular emergencies. Of these, 68% (79/116) were over 50 years with a 50.9% (59) were male. The most common personal medical history was hypertension found in 50.8% (59/116). Of the 15 deaths recorded, 33.3% (5) were due to stroke. The main causes of cardiovascular emergency were stroke (32/116, 32%) hypertensive flare (33/116, 28%) and heart failure (21/116, 18%). Having a history of hypertension [ OR = 6,09 (95% CI :3,31-11,21), p &lt;10-4] and age over 50 [ OR =2,34 (95% CI :1,33-4,10), p = 0.002] were independently associated with cardiovascular emergency.</p>