An Unusual Cause of Hypertension in Pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Vriend, Joris W J ^a   Van Montfrans, Gert A ^a   Van Der Post, Joris A M ^a   Lam, Jan ^a   Mulder, Barbara J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic coarctation; Hypertension; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHYLDOPA;

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH STENOSIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 1842480523     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-120028277     Document Type: Article

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