Hypertension in women--part II

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jun;10(6):497-500. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.08337.x.

Abstract

In Part I, we reviewed the pathophysiology of hypertension in women. This section focuses on the treatment of hypertension in special circumstances and special populations: pregnancy, preeclampsia, and lactation; hypertension in black women; and hypertension in the elderly.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Black People / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / ethnology
  • Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / drug therapy
  • Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / ethnology
  • Lactation / drug effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Risk Factors
  • White People / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents