Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy
Pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension were randomly assigned to receive medication targeting a normal blood pressure (<140/90 mm Hg) or to receive no treatment unless severe hypertension (>160/105 mm Hg) developed. The incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes was significant...
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Published in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 386; no. 19; pp. 1781 - 1792 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Massachusetts Medical Society
12.05.2022
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Summary: | Pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension were randomly assigned to receive medication targeting a normal blood pressure (<140/90 mm Hg) or to receive no treatment unless severe hypertension (>160/105 mm Hg) developed. The incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes was significantly lower in the active-treatment group, without an increase in low birth weight. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Undefined-3 A complete list of the investigators in the CHAP Trial Consortium is provided in the Supplementary Appendix, available at NEJM.org. |
ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa2201295 |