Ketanserin versus dihydralazine for the treatment of severe hypertension in early-onset preeclampsia: A double blind randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 189, Issue , 2015, Pages 106-111

  Bijvank, Sebastiaan W Nij ^a   Visser, Willy ^b   Duvekot, Johannes J ^b   Steegers, Eric A ^b   Edens, Mireille A ^a   Roofthooft, Danielle W ^b   Vulto, Arnold G ^b   Hanff, Lidwien M ^b  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dihydralazine; Ketanserin; Nicardipine; Pregnancy; Severe hypertension

Indexed keywords

DIHYDRALAZINE; KETANSERIN; NICARDIPINE; PLACEBO; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NETHERLANDS; NOSE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; XEROSTOMIA; COMPLICATION; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIHYDRALAZINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KETANSERIN; NETHERLANDS; NICARDIPINE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84928929173     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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