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SynthesisHypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension2019

Antihypertensive drug therapy for women with non-severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sayoko Ogura, Jun Suzuki, Hiromichi Suzuki

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Synthesis in Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Current Understanding on Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.International journal of general medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sayoko OguraDivision of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun SuzukiDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan. junbell@m.ehime-u.ac.jp.
Hiromichi SuzukiDepartment of Nephrology, Musashino Tokusyukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ehime University · JPFukuoka Tokushukai Hospital · JPNihon University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) represent a frequent disorder among pregnancies. Women with severe hypertension in pregnancy are at increased risk of maternal complications and require antihypertensive drug therapy. This study aimed to systematically review randomized control trials of antihypertensive drug(s) treating non-severe hypertension during pregnancy to estimate the effectiveness and safety of this intervention. On May 8, 2018, we searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Ichu-Shi with no restriction on publication year. We selected randomized control trials that involved women with HDP being treated with antihypertensive drug(s) as intervention. Fourteen trials (1804 women) were identified for meta-analysis. There were no significant differences in the risk of maternal death (373 women; risk ratio (RR) 0.70; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.04 to 11.45), proteinuria (1214 women; RR 1.00; 95% CI 0.67 to 1.49), side effects (360 women; RR 2.69; 95% CI 0.32 to 22.64), cesarean section (1239 women; RR 0.97; 95% CI 0.82 to 1.15), neonatal and birth death (1548 women; RR 0.80; 95% CI 0.43 to 1.49), preterm birth (904 women; RR 0.86; 95% CI 0.53 to 1.39), or small for gestational age infants (1082 women; RR 1.04; 95% CI 0.66 to 1.63) with antihypertensive drug therapy versus placebo or no treatment. The current review suggests that antihypertensive drug therapy does not reduce or increase the risk of maternal or perinatal outcomes. Further studies are needed to build reliable estimates of the effectiveness and safety of antihypertensive drug therapy for women with HDP.

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Antihypertensive AgentsFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive AgentsAntihypertensiveHypertensionPregnancy

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PMID30626932
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