Valsartan fetopathy: a case report
B Huber, C Schindera, B Utsch, M Nelle, R Gerull · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2009 · Heft 04
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Aims: ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor type 1 antagonists (sartans) are contraindicated during pregnancy due to impaired renal development resulting in tubular dysgenesis. The wide spectrum of manifestations ranges from death as a result of severe complications of renal failure to reversible effects on amniotic fluid after drug withdrawl as well as late preterm and term gestations with only minor problems during neonatal period and favorable outcome concerning renal function. Case report: At 35 weeks of gestation a 34-year old woman who received valsartan during whole pregnancy for essential hypertensi…