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A 54-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain, hypertension, sweating, tachycardia and feelings of anxiety and impending doom. His ECG is normal and a diagnosis of ACS is made.
He is given aspirin and admitted to the observation ward pending a troponin level and exercise tolerance test. During his stay on the observation ward he is noted to have 2 episodes of hypotension lasting 5-10 minutes each. His systolic blood pressure has reached 250mmHg on 2 occasions.
Which of the following statements is correct?