• J Headache Pain · Apr 2010

    Case Reports

    Angiotensin II receptor antagonists against migraine in pregnancy: fatal outcome.

    • Kirsti Haaland.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway. kirsti66@online.no
    • J Headache Pain. 2010 Apr 1; 11 (2): 167169167-9.

    AbstractA pregnant young woman with a severe migraine is prescribed candesartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist (AT II antagonists). This has a positive effect-except for severe maldevelopment of her fetus. There is an increase in the use of the fetotoxic drugs, AT II antagonists and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, as prophylactic treatment of migraines, in addition to their use as hypertensives.

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