REFRACTORY HYPERTENSION AND RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS DURING PREGNANCY: A THERAPEUTIC DILEMMA

摘要

Introduction: A 28-year old white female patient, with medical back- ground of severe preeclampsia, was hospitalized because of severe hypertension (HTN), refractory to Methyldopa (500 mg 3 times daily) while undergoing 13 weeks of her second pregnancy. The patient did not report illicit drug intake and none of her family members had HTN or kidney disease.