[Hypertension in pregnancy].
Hypertensive disorders are the most common medical complications of pregnancy and are an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The author presents a review on Hypertension in pregnancy from the point of view of classification, diagnosis and treatment. According to JNC 6 and WHO/ISH recommendations hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can be divided into three categories: 1. chronic hypertension, 2. transient hypertension, 3. preeclampsia; preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension. (Tab. 3, Ref. 23.)
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Department of Pharmacotherapy, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia. bll@fmed.uniba.sk
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy