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RELATION OF PLASMA OESTRIOL TO CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE IN PREGNANT PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION
Author(s) -
Chew P. C. T.,
Kurnia P.,
Ratnam S. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00760.x
Subject(s) - blood pressure , radioimmunoassay , medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , obstetrics , plasma levels , plasma concentration , biology , genetics
Summary Serial plasma oestriol levels were determined by radioimmunoassay in 24 patients with severe hypertension in pregnancy. No significant correlation could be found between plasma oestriol and percentage change in diastolic blood pressure. It seems unlikely that hypotensive therapy significantly improves fetoplacental function.