Use of Antihypertensive Drugs During Preeclampsia
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Use of antihypertensive drugs during pregnancy and lactation.
The decision to treat elevated arterial pressure in pregnancy depends on the risk and benefits imposed on the mother and the fetus. Treatment for mild-to-moderate hypertension during pregnancy may not reduce maternal or fetal risk. Severe hypertension, on the other hand, should be treated to decrease maternal risk. Methyldopa and beta-adrenoceptor antagonists have been used most extensively. In...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2297-055X
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00050