Mid-trimester blood pressure drop in normal pregnancy: Myth or reality?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 763-768

  Nama, Vivek ^a,b   Antonios, Tarek F ^a   Onwude, Joseph ^c   Manyonda, Isaac T ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Ramsay Springfield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood pressure; DBP; mid trimester; pregnancy; SBP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79952746129     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328342cb02     Document Type: Article

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