Coarctation of the aorta: a rare cause of severe hypertension in pregnancy

Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):62. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31312-X.

Authors

Catherine Anne Cluver¹, Philip Herbst², Stephanie Griffith-Richards², Muhammed Hassan², Brian Allwood²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: cathycluver@hotmail.com.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

PMID: 32622398
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31312-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Aortic Coarctation* / etiology
Aortic Coarctation* / physiopathology
Computed Tomography Angiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Labetalol / therapeutic use
Pregnancy
Pulmonary Edema / etiology

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents
Labetalol