Risk factors for postpartum hypertension in women with twin pregnancies

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-120

  Morikawa, Mamoru ^a   Cho, Kazutoshi ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Yamada, Takahiro ^a   Akaishi, Rina ^a   Koyama, Takahiro ^a   Takeda, Masamitsu ^a   Nishida, Ryutaro ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Postnatal hypertension; Twin; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; FIBRINOGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; POSTPARTUM HYPERTENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TWIN PREGNANCY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PLATELET COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; URIC ACID;

EID: 84856868033     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2011.113     Document Type: Article

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