Management of severe hypertension in pregnancy by a combined drug regimen including captopril: case report.
The use of captopril in pregnancy has not previously been reported. We describe a patient who presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with severe hypertension secondary to renal artery fibromuscular hyperplasia and who was successfully treated with captopril alone and in combination with labetalol and frusemide.
D000328:Adult; D002216:Captopril / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007741:Labetalol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D005665:Furosemide; D011392:Proline; D002216:Captopril; D007741:Labetalol