Vol 10, No 2 (2006)
Editorial
Published online: 2006-04-18
Treatment of arterial hypertension in pregnant women
Ludwina Szczepaniak-Chicheł, Grzegorz Bręborowicz, Andrzej Tykarski
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2006;10(2):83-98.
Vol 10, No 2 (2006)
Artykuły redakcyjne
Published online: 2006-04-18
Abstract
In the treatment of arterial hypertension in pregnancy still
there are no agreed and widely approved standards to be
followed. Influence of the therapy on both the mother and
the child altogether with a lack of big randomized trials
lead to conclusion that the optimal solution is a cooperation
between the gynecologists, obstetricians and specialists
in hypertension based on the sum of their experience.
Antihypertensives used in pregnancy are methyldopa,
labetalol, β-blockers, calcium channel blockers and hydralazine.
Among them only methyldopa can be used
safely during the whole pregnancy period which was confirmed
by the long-term observations. In mild hypertension
in pregnancy the pharmacological treatment may not
be necessary providing that sufficient control of state of
both the mother and the child is secured.
Abstract
In the treatment of arterial hypertension in pregnancy still
there are no agreed and widely approved standards to be
followed. Influence of the therapy on both the mother and
the child altogether with a lack of big randomized trials
lead to conclusion that the optimal solution is a cooperation
between the gynecologists, obstetricians and specialists
in hypertension based on the sum of their experience.
Antihypertensives used in pregnancy are methyldopa,
labetalol, β-blockers, calcium channel blockers and hydralazine.
Among them only methyldopa can be used
safely during the whole pregnancy period which was confirmed
by the long-term observations. In mild hypertension
in pregnancy the pharmacological treatment may not
be necessary providing that sufficient control of state of
both the mother and the child is secured.
Keywords
arterial hypertension; pregnancy; antihypertensives
Title
Treatment of arterial hypertension in pregnant women
Journal
Arterial Hypertension
Issue
Vol 10, No 2 (2006)
Article type
Editorial
Pages
83-98
Published online
2006-04-18
Bibliographic record
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2006;10(2):83-98.
Keywords
arterial hypertension
pregnancy
antihypertensives
Authors
Ludwina Szczepaniak-Chicheł
Grzegorz Bręborowicz
Andrzej Tykarski