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Conclusions and
Recommendations
The woman with hypertension who is described
in the vignette should be counseled to use contra-
ception until she has undergone a prepregnancy
evaluation, including assessment of end-organ
damage; evaluation for identifiable causes of hy-
pertension, if suggested by her medical history,
physical examination, or laboratory testing; and
adjustment of antihypertensive therapy. If a revers-
ible cause of hypertension is identified, it should
be addressed before pregnancy. Before attempting
to conceive, the patient should replace the ACE
inhibitor with another antihypertensive agent that
is considered to be safe in pregnancy (methyldopa,
labetalol, or a long-acting calcium-channel block-
er), and she should be counseled regarding weight
reduction. Although some guidelines recommend
the first-line use of methyldopa on the basis of its
long safety record, we would generally use labet-
alol first, since data also support its safety, and
in practice we find it to be more effective and to
have fewer side effects than methyldopa.
The patient should be closely followed during
her pregnancy and be educated regarding the po-
tential risks of chronic hypertension in pregnan-
cy. Since she has a 5-year history of hypertension,
she is at increased risk for superimposed pre-
eclampsia.
2
In the absence of definitive recom-
mendations with respect to optimal blood-pres-
sure targets during pregnancy, we aim to adjust
medications to maintain blood pressure between
130/80 mm Hg and 150/100 mm Hg. Given the
need for careful prepregnancy planning and for
coordinated care during and after pregnancy for
women with chronic hypertension during their
reproductive years, we recommend interdisciplin-
ary care involving clinicians who are trained in
obstetrics and gynecology and those who are
trained in internal or family medicine.
Dr. Seely reports receiving an investigator-initiated grant from
Bayer Healthcare for a study involving postmenopausal women.
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