Successful pregnancy in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1250-1253

  Al Ghamdi, Aisha A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; DIAZEPAM; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; METHOTREXATE; METHYLDOPA; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PALESTINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATENOLOL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0346873036     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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