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Effect of Nifedipine on Fetal Heart Rate in the Treatment of Severe Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
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1990
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HypertensionFetal MedicineGynecologyBlood PressureHigh-risk PregnancySevere Pregnancy-induced HypertensionPublic HealthCardiologyEndocrine HypertensionMaternal Cardiovascular OutcomeMaternal ComplicationAntihypertensive TherapyObstetric HypertensionMaternal HealthAnesthesiologyMaternal-fetal MedicineCardiovascular DiseaseGestational HypertensionPhysiologyPregnancyMedicineFetal Heart RateMaternal Blood Pressure
The effect of lowering the maternal blood pressure with sublingual nifedipine on the fetal heart rate was studied in 51 patients with severe pregnancy-induced hypertension. No fetal heart rate abnormalities were observed, while achieving an excellent control of blood pressure.