Labetalol decreases cerebral perfusion pressure without negatively affecting cerebral blood flow in hypertensive gravidas

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-197

  Belfort, Michael A ^a,b   Tooke Miller, Cathy ^a,b   Allen Jr , John C ^c   Dizon Townson, Donna ^a,b   Varner, Michael A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Labetalol; Middle cerebral artery; Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LABETALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LABETALOL; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036950931     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-120015845     Document Type: Article

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