Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Abstract. Hypertension in pregnancy is currently defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 140 mmHg or more, or a diastolic BP of 90 mmHg or more. This level of BP warrants antihypertensive therapy. Treating to a target BP of 135/85 mmHg halves the risk of severe hypertension that is itself assoc...
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Main Authors: | Laura A. Magee (Author), Peter von Dadelszen (Author), Dandan Shi (Author) |
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Wolters Kluwer Health,
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