British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Br J Obstet Gynaecol · Sep 1992
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA comparative study of the use of epoprostenol and dihydralazine in severe hypertension in pregnancy.
To compare the antihypertensive effects of epoprostenol sodium (prostacyclin) with that of dihydralazine in acute hypertensive crises of pregnancy. ⋯ The place of epoprostenol in pregnancy might be in patients with severe hypertension and tachycardia and in those requiring acute control of severe hypertension on the operating table before general anaesthesia.