Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy: Case Studies and Lessons …
Case 2 • PMHX: Chronic hypertension x 2 years managed on labetalol 200 mg BID • OB HX: IOL x 2 for preeclampsia at 38-39 weeks, after the birth of her second child her hypertension did not resolve. • Baseline preeclampsia labs including 24 hour urine protein WNL, normal EKG. • …
Case 18-2018: A 45-Year-Old Woman with …
A 45-year-old woman presented with hypertension, fatigue, and episodic confusion. After medications were administered, the blood pressure decreased but fatigue and confusion persisted. Four weeks...
A 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Hypertension …
Hypertension complicating pregnancy is a commonly encountered medical condition. Pre-existing chronic hypertension must be considered in patients with hypertension presenting in pregnancy, particularly if …
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during …
To evaluate the benefits and safety of pharmacologic antihypertensive therapy during pregnancy, we designed a randomized trial involving women with mild chronic hypertension, a condition...
Chronic hypertension and superimposed preeclampsia: …
Superimposed preeclampsia complicates about 20% of pregnancies in women with chronic hypertension and is associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity compared with preeclampsia alone.
Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Chronic hypertension is estimated to be present in ≈3% to 5% of pregnancies 1,3,4 and is increasingly more commonly encountered. Factors contributing to the increase in …
The Combined Association of Psychosocial Stress and Chronic ...
This study is part of an ongoing NIH-funded case-control study on preterm birth, and includes women enrolled at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) from October 1998 to February 2008. ...
Case Study: Treating Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
The Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial looked at treatment of mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy. This multi center, open label, randomized, controlled trial …
Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy
Among pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension, antihypertensive therapy targeted to a blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg reduced the incidence of adverse pregnancy …
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Case 2 • PMHX: Chronic hypertension x 2 years managed on labetalol 200 mg BID • OB HX: IOL x 2 for preeclampsia at 38-39 weeks, after the birth of her second child her hypertension did not resolve. • Baseline preeclampsia labs including 24 hour urine protein WNL, normal EKG. • …
A 45-year-old woman presented with hypertension, fatigue, and episodic confusion. After medications were administered, the blood pressure decreased but fatigue and confusion persisted. Four weeks...
Hypertension complicating pregnancy is a commonly encountered medical condition. Pre-existing chronic hypertension must be considered in patients with hypertension presenting in pregnancy, particularly if …
To evaluate the benefits and safety of pharmacologic antihypertensive therapy during pregnancy, we designed a randomized trial involving women with mild chronic hypertension, a condition...
Superimposed preeclampsia complicates about 20% of pregnancies in women with chronic hypertension and is associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity compared with preeclampsia alone.
Chronic hypertension is estimated to be present in ≈3% to 5% of pregnancies 1,3,4 and is increasingly more commonly encountered. Factors contributing to the increase in …
This study is part of an ongoing NIH-funded case-control study on preterm birth, and includes women enrolled at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) from October 1998 to February 2008. ...
The Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial looked at treatment of mild chronic hypertension in pregnancy. This multi center, open label, randomized, controlled trial …
Among pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension, antihypertensive therapy targeted to a blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg reduced the incidence of adverse pregnancy …