Journal article
Postpartum blood pressure self-management following hypertensive pregnancy: protocol of the Physician Optimised Post-partum Hypertension Treatment (POP-HT) trial
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Introduction New-onset hypertension affects approximately 10% of pregnancies and is associated with a significant increase in risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, with blood pressure measured 6 weeks postpartum predictive of blood pressure 5–10 years later. A pilot trial has demonstrated that improved blood pressure control, achevied via self-management during the puerperium, was associated with lower blood pressure 3-4 years postpartum. Physician Optimised Post-part... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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British Heart Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ Open Journal website
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 2
- Article number:
- e051180
- Place of publication:
- England
- Publication date:
- 2022-02-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-01-25
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2044-6055
- Pmid:
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35197335
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1241245
- Local pid:
- pubs:1241245
- Deposit date:
- 2022-03-22
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- Copyright holder:
- Kitt et al
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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