Thyroid Disease, Hypertension, and Pregnancy: The Need for Balance Illustrated in 2 Cases

Círia Sousa, Vesna D. Garovic, Marius Stan, Fernando C. Fervenza, Andrea Kattah

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Abstract

Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy has been associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and poor maternal and fetal outcomes. In this article, we describe two cases of significant thyroid dysfunction leading to new diagnoses of chronic hypertension in pregnancy and review physiologic changes in the thyroid gland, placenta and maternal cardiovascular system during pregnancy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)411-414
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican journal of hypertension
Volume36
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2023

Keywords

  • Chronic hypertension
  • hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • hyperthyroidism
  • hypothyroidism
  • pregnancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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