Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
"Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition in pregnant women with elevated systolic (>140 mm Hg) and diastolic (>90 mm Hg) blood pressure on at least two occasions 6 h apart. HYPERTENSION complicates 8-10% of all pregnancies, generally after 20 weeks of gestation. Gestational hypertension can be divided into several broad categories according to the complexity and associated symptoms, such as EDEMA; PROTEINURIA; SEIZURES; abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION and liver functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D046110
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.395 C14.907.489.480
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced- Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
- Hypertension, Pregnancy Induced
- Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
- Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
- Hypertensions, Pregnancy Induced
- Induced Hypertension, Pregnancy
- Induced Hypertensions, Pregnancy
- Gestational Hypertension
- Hypertension, Gestational
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced" by people in Profiles.
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Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: current evidence and programmatic considerations. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 04; 1510(1):52-67.
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Assessing pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe: Results from a systematic chart review. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248423.
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Calcium supplementation commencing before or early in pregnancy, or food fortification with calcium, for preventing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 09 26; 9:CD011192.
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Declining maternal mortality in the face of persistently high HIV prevalence in a middle-income country. BJOG. 2015 Jan; 122(2):220-7.
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Improving maternal and perinatal outcomes in the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a vision of a community-focused approach. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Oct; 119 Suppl 1:S30-4.