Outcome of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Fetal outcome in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Fetal outcome was evaluated in 157 hypertensive pregnant women whose underlying disease had been established by renal biopsy. The patients had pathologic diagnoses of preeclampsia (95), nephrosclerosis (23), nephrosclerosis with superimposed preeclampsia (13), interstitial and tubular nephropathy (seven), and normal findings (six). Pregnancy outcome in this selected group of patients was extrem...

Hypertensive retinopathy and visual outcome in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy, features of hypertensive retinopathy and visual outcome in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia. A prospective observational hospital based study involving 154 patients (308 eyes) with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy was conducted. All subjects were exa...

Frequency and Obstetric Outcome of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Objectives: To find out the frequency, maternal demographic characteristics and obstetric outcome of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a tertiary care hospital. Study design: Descriptive study Place and duration: This study was carried out at Gynae Unit I at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, during a period of one year. Subjects and methods: All pregnant women admitted with hypertensive diso...

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Elevated blood pressure in pregnancy may represent chronic hypertension (occurring before 20 weeks' gestation or persisting longer than 12 weeks after delivery), gestational hypertension (occurring after 20 weeks' gestation), preeclampsia, or preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension. Preeclampsia is defined as hypertension and either proteinuria or thrombocytopenia, renal insufficiency...

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy