The Pan African Medical Journal (Jul 2019)

Factor associated with progression to chronic arterial hypertension in women with preeclampsia in Yaoundé, Cameroon

  • Sylvie Ndongo Amougou,
  • Simon Maginot Mintya’a Mbita,
  • Dieudonne Danwe,
  • Pierre-Marie Tebeu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.33.200.16857
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 200

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy are the leading medical problem during pregnancy. Some of the women affected remain hypertensive after pregnancy and the post-partum period. This study aimed to assess the factors associated to the persistence of hypertension after preeclampsia.

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