{"title":"Chronic Hypertension During the First Trimester of Pregnancy: What is New About the Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors?","authors":"L. S. Bezerra, M. Santos-Veloso, S. G. Lima","doi":"10.33552/WJGWH.2019.02.000526","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, including developed countries [1]. The first-line drug to treat hypertension in pregnant women is methyldopa, which is an α2-adrenergic agent that has shown maternal and fetal safety and efficacy. However, methyldopa is not effective in all cases, and sometimes it is important to consider other pharmacological agents [1,2].","PeriodicalId":87379,"journal":{"name":"World journal of gynecology & womens health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World journal of gynecology & womens health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33552/WJGWH.2019.02.000526","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, including developed countries [1]. The first-line drug to treat hypertension in pregnant women is methyldopa, which is an α2-adrenergic agent that has shown maternal and fetal safety and efficacy. However, methyldopa is not effective in all cases, and sometimes it is important to consider other pharmacological agents [1,2].