L-arginine supplementation in patients with gestational hypertension: A pilot study

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-130

  Facchinetti, Fabio ^a,c   Saade, George R ^b   Neri, Isabella ^a   Pizzi, Cristina ^a   Longo, Monica ^b   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gestational hypertension; L Arginine supplementation; Nitric oxide; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LABETALOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247534142     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950601147994     Document Type: Article

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