Treatment of recurrent pregnancy hypertension by prophylactic anticoagulation.
A patient is described who had two pregnancies complicated by severe pre-eclampsia in the second trimester which resulted in intrauterine death. During the third pregnancy anticoagulant therapy with warfarin was instituted at 14 weeks gestation and a healthy female infant was delivered at 38 weeks gestation.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014859:Warfarin