title: Treating Hypertension in Pregnancy.
abstract: Hypertension is present in about 10 % of all pregnancies. The frequency of chronic hypertension and that of gestational hypertension is increasing. The management of pregnant women with hypertension remains a significant, but controversial, public health problem. Although treatment of hypertension in pregnancy has shown to reduce maternal target organ damage, considerable debate remains concerning treatment. We review current evidence regarding treatment goals, the ideal treatment starting time, and which drugs are available for the treatment of hypertension in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Klinikum Neukölln, Vivantes, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schlembach
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Homuth
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dechend
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents