ArticleAJOG global reports2023
Persistent hypertension at 3 months postpartum among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Southwestern Uganda.
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- Early preeclampsia is associated with persistence of hypertension 3 months postpartum in women: an observational study at a tertiary hospital in Brazil.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Observational
- Association of risk factors, clinical presentation, and treatment with neonatal outcomes among pre-eclamptic and eclamptic women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- [Epidemiology and risk factors of persistent arterial hypertension after preeclampsia: a longitudinal study at the Chad-China Friendship Hospital].The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence of persistent hypertension following pregnancy complicated by hypertensive disorders in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundHypertension is a key contributor to the global epidemic of cardiovascular disease and is responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other cardiovascular risk factor. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, of which preeclampsia and eclampsia are the most common forms, have been shown to be a female-specific risk factor for chronic hypertension.
objectiveThis study aimed to determine the proportion and risk factors for persistent hypertension at 3 months after delivery among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Southwestern Uganda. STUDY
designThis was a prospective cohort study of pregnant women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy admitted for delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda from January 2019 to December 2019; however, women with chronic hypertension were excluded from the study. The participants were followed up for 3 months after delivery. Participants with a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 mm Hg or receiving antihypertension therapy at 3 months after delivery were considered to have persistent hypertension. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine independent risk factors associated with persistent hypertension.
resultsA total of 111 participants with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy diagnosed at hospital admission were enrolled with a follow-up rate of 49% (54/111) at 3 months after delivery. Of these women, 21 of 54 (39%) had persistent hypertension 3 months after delivery. In the adjusted analyses, an elevated serum creatinine level (>106.08 µmol/L [≤1.2 mg/dL]) at admission for delivery was the only independent risk factor for persistent hypertension at 3 months after delivery (adjusted relative risk, 1.93; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-3.46;
conclusionApproximately 4 of 10 women presenting with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at our institution remained hypertensive 3 months after delivery. Innovative strategies are needed to identify these women and provide long-term care to optimize blood pressure control and reduce future cardiovascular disease after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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