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Obstet Gynecol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 July 01. Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 July ; 128(1): 93–103. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001453.
Baseline Renal Function Tests and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Hypertension Spencer G. Kuper, MD, Alan T. Tita, MD, PhD, Mallory L. Youngstrom, BS, Sarah E. Allen, BS, Ying Tang, PhD, Joseph R. Biggio, MD, and Lorie M. Harper, MD, MSCI University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, Alabama
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Abstract OBJECTIVE—To examine the relationship between baseline renal function tests in patients with chronic hypertension and adverse outcomes.
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METHODS—This was a retrospective cohorst study of women with a singleton pregnancy and chronic hypertension with assessment of renal function (urine protein-to-creatinine ratio and serum creatinine) prior to 20 weeks. The primary outcome was severe preeclampsia
Obstet Gynecol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 July 01. Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 July ; 128(1): 93–103. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001453.
Baseline Renal Function Tests and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Hypertension Spencer G. Kuper, MD, Alan T. Tita, MD, PhD, Mallory L. Youngstrom, BS, Sarah E. Allen, BS, Ying Tang, PhD, Joseph R. Biggio, MD, and Lorie M. Harper, MD, MSCI University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, Alabama
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Abstract OBJECTIVE—To examine the relationship between baseline renal function tests in patients with chronic hypertension and adverse outcomes.
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METHODS—This was a retrospective cohorst study of women with a singleton pregnancy and chronic hypertension with assessment of renal function (urine protein-to-creatinine ratio and serum creatinine) prior to 20 weeks. The primary outcome was severe preeclampsia
