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Aaisha Shah1, Kyle Kapcin, Matthew Deicke
1Divisions of Internal Medicine (Drs Shah, Kapcin, and Deicke), Pulmonary and Critical Care (Drs Holden, Schmetzer, and DuMont), Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Routray), Nephrology (Dr Nashar), and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Bajwa), Allegheny Health Network Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Allegheny Health Network Cardiovascular Institute (Drs Pappan and Ivanova).
Abstract:
Hypertension has been shown to have long-term cardiovascular effects if left untreated. Hypertension also has been shown to affect women during pregnancy, which can be detrimental not only to the patient but also to the fetus. Early identification and treatment are paramount to prevent adverse outcomes. This article details the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of essential hypertension in women, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia.
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