Over 80% of women with new-onset hypertensive disorders in pregnancy have persistent hypertension postpartum, but treatment recommendations vary and are not consistently followed, new research showed.
Researchers analyzed data from 2705 women in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center system who developed new-onset hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and participated in a remote blood pressure monitoring program after discharge from the hospital.
Nurses showed patients how to monitor their pressure at home, and patients had access to a call center that focused on BP management.Persistent hypertension postpartum — defined as an at-home BP measurement of 140/90 mm Hg or greater or treatment with an antihypertensive medication — occurred in 81.8% of the participants.
A total of 14.1% developed severe hypertension ; 22.6% started an antihypertensive medication after discharge. Hospital readmission occurred for 13.4% of the women with severe hypertension, 4% of the women with less serious hypertension, and 2.7% of those who did not have persistent high BP.Many of the patients had met criteria to initiate antihypertensive treatment during the delivery admission based on guidance from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ,"yet only 23.
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