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TORRES HERRERA, Omaida Francisca. Hypertension of adrenal origin and pregnancy. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.3, pp. 259-270. ISSN 1561-2953.

Blood hypertension of adrenal origin associated to pregnancy is unfrequent and generates high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Changes in the endocrine physiology during this phase modify the clinical and biochemical picture of hypertension-causing adrenal diseases. The objective of this review was to provide health professionals in charge of pregnancy care with updated information on endogenous hypercortisolism, primary aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma in pregnancy. This will allow them to diagnose and treat this disorder early and adequately by means of the clinical method. Relevant literature was reviewed and the latest medical advances in this field were presented.

Palabras clave : Cushing; primary aldosteronism; pheochromocytoma; endocrine hypertension; hypertension; pregnancy.

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