title: Untoward effects of rapid-acting antihypertensive agents.
abstract: Cerebral haemorrhage remains a major cause of hypertensive cerebral mortality. Lowering of raised blood pressure is therefore crucial in the clinical management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. This article reviews rapid-acting agents employed in life-threatening situations.
authors.affiliation: MRC/UN Pregnancy and Hypertension Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paruk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moodley
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002496:Central Venous Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021041:Placental Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents