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hydroxychloroquine and Gestational Hypertension

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Gestational Hypertension in 2 studies

Hydroxychloroquine: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
hydroxychloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is chloroquine in which one of the N-ethyl groups is hydroxylated at position 2. An antimalarial with properties similar to chloroquine that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites, it is mainly used as the sulfate salt for the treatment of lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and light-sensitive skin eruptions.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and prematurity were significantly lower in the HCQ+ group than in the HCQ- group (OR 0."6.72Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for preeclampsia, hypertension and prematurity in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis. ( Duan, J; Gao, J; Guo, Q; Ma, D; Wen, X; Xu, K; Zhang, G; Zhang, L, 2021)
"Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and prematurity were significantly lower in the HCQ+ group than in the HCQ- group (OR 0."2.72Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for preeclampsia, hypertension and prematurity in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis. ( Duan, J; Gao, J; Guo, Q; Ma, D; Wen, X; Xu, K; Zhang, G; Zhang, L, 2021)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's2 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Liu, Y1
Wei, Y1
Zhang, Y1
Yang, H1
Duan, J1
Ma, D1
Wen, X1
Guo, Q1
Gao, J1
Zhang, G1
Xu, K1
Zhang, L1

Reviews

2 reviews available for hydroxychloroquine and Gestational Hypertension

ArticleYear
Hydroxychloroquine significantly decreases the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with autoimmune disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Clinical rheumatology, 2023, Volume: 42, Issue:5

    Topics: Autoimmune Diseases; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Hypertension, Pregnan

2023
Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for preeclampsia, hypertension and prematurity in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis.
    Lupus, 2021, Volume: 30, Issue:7

    Topics: Abortion, Spontaneous; Antirheumatic Agents; Case-Control Studies; Diabetes, Gestational; Female; HE

2021