Prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure measurements for the diagnosis of hypertension in pregnancy

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-391

  Hermida, Ramón C ^a   Ayala, Diana E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Blood pressure; Diagnostic test; Gestational hypertension; Hyperbaric index; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Tolerance hyperbaric test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 2542485578     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2.3.375     Document Type: Review

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