Key result
Management of severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy in a patient with multiple comorbidities required 5 antihypertensive agents and culminated in preterm delivery for fetal compromise.
Why the study?
Chronic hypertension complicates 1 to 2% of pregnancies and significantly increases maternal and fetal morbidity, with persistent gaps in managing severe, refractory cases.
This case-based review highlights the complexities and gaps in managing severe, refractory chronic hypertension during pregnancy.
Case of refractory chronic hypertension in pregnancy managed with five agents; leaves open optimal multi-drug strategies and BP targets in comorbid patients.
Chronic hypertension complicates 1 to 2% of pregnancies and significantly increases maternal and fetal morbidity. This review presents a patient case of severe chronic hypertension with multiple comorbidities, requiring 5 antihypertensive agents for blood pressure control, culminating in preterm delivery for fetal compromise. We discuss current definitions, risks, treatment options, and key clinical trials (Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy, Hypertension and Preeclampsia Intervention Trial at Near Term-II) for the management of hypertension in pregnancy, highlighting gaps in the management of severe, refractory cases of chronic hypertension.
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Lueck et al. (2025) conducted a review in Severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy (n=1). Management of severe chronic hypertension was evaluated. Management of severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy in a patient with multiple comorbidities required 5 antihypertensive agents and culminated in preterm delivery for fetal compromise.
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