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[Gestational arterial hypertension: clinico-epidemiological study]
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv
|December 29, 1998
Abstract
Aim:
Epidemiological assessment of prevalence of blood hypertension (BH) in pregnant women.
Materials And Methods:
Blood pressure and urinary protein were measured in 5160 gravidae observed in female consultations in 4 cities of Russia.
Results:
BH was found in 1042(20.2%) examinees. Chronic BH was diagnosed in 306 patients. The rest females had gestational BH. Essential hypertension occurred in 174 patients.
Conclusion:
A stable rise of diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm Hg is a reliable diagnostic criterion of hypertension in gravidae. Classic proteinuric forms of gestational BH are rare.