Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a Position Statement of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group 'Hypertension in Women'.

Thomopoulos, Costas;Hitij, Jana Brguljan;De Backer, Tine;Gkaliagkousi, Eugenia;Cífková, Renata;et.al.
(2024) Journal of Hypertension — Vol. 42, n° 7, p. 1109-1132 (2024)

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  • Thomopoulos, Costas
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  • Hitij, Jana Brguljan
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  • De Backer, Tine
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  • Gkaliagkousi, Eugenia
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Abstract
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP), remain the leading cause of adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. Epidemiological factors, comorbidities, assisted reproduction techniques, placental disorders, and genetic predisposition determine the burden of the disease. The pathophysiological substrate and the clinical presentation of HDP are multifarious. The latter and the lack of well designed clinical trials in the field explain the absence of consensus on disease management among relevant international societies. Thus, the usual clinical management of HDP is largely empirical. The current position statement of the Working Group 'Hypertension in Women' of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) aims to employ the current evidence for the management of HDP, discuss the recommendations made in the 2023 ESH guidelines for the management of hypertension, and shed light on controversial issues in the field to stimulate future research.
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Thomopoulos, C., Hitij, J. B., De Backer, T., Gkaliagkousi, E., Kreutz, R., Lopez-Sublet, M., Marketou, M., Mihailidou, A. S., Olszanecka, A., Pechère-Bertschi, A., Pérez, M. P., Persu, A., Piani, F., Socrates, T., Stolarz-Skrzypek, K., & Cífková, R. (2024). Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a Position Statement of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group ‘Hypertension in Women’. Journal of Hypertension, 42(7), 1109-1132. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003739 (Original work published 2024)