Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients With Severe Preeclampsia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-05-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Both preeclampsia and eclampsia are important health problems, being an important cause of
maternal death in the world.
Nifedipine has been used as the drug of choice for the treatment of hypertension during
puerperium for more than 25 years.
Diltiazem is an alternative calcium antagonist that is 1000 times less potent than
nifedipine.
There are no reports in the literature, no randomized clinical trials that prove the
effectiveness of diltiazem for the control of blood pressure in post-partum patients with
severe preeclampsia.