Blood pressure in pregnancy-A stress test for hypertension? Five-year, prospective, follow-up of the ROLO study.

Michelle B BradyEileen C O'BrienAisling A GeraghtyAmanda U CourtneyMark T KilbanePatrick J TwomeyMalachi J McKennaRachel K CrowleyFionnuala M Mcauliffe

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)

Elevated BP at 28 and 34 weeks' gestation was associated with an increased risk of HTN stage 1 at 5 years later. Thus, raised BP, below the diagnostic criteria of HDP, could be flagged for follow-up postpartum.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
hypertensive patients
gestational age
preterm infants
heart rate
preterm birth
pregnant women
heat stress
arterial hypertension