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Hypertension in pregnancy: Taking cues from pathophysiology for clinical practice
1 Feb 2018
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy‐related hypertension (PHTN) syndromes are a frequent and potentially deadly complication of pregnancy, while also negatively impacting the lifelong health of the mother and child. PHTN appears in women likely to develop hypertension later in life, with the stress of pregnancy unmasking a subclinical hypertensive phenotype. However, distinguishing between PHTN and chronic hypertension is essential for...
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