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Case Reports
. 1989 Sep;48(9):776-8.
doi: 10.1136/ard.48.9.776.

Successful pregnancy with scleroderma renal disease and pulmonary hypertension in a patient using angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

B A Baethge  1 , R E Wolf
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Successful pregnancy with scleroderma renal disease and pulmonary hypertension in a patient using angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

B A Baethge et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1989 Sep.

Abstract

A patient with scleroderma renal disease and pulmonary hypertension who had a successful pregnancy with the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors is presented. The routine use of these inhibitors during pregnancy is not recommended, however, owing to the reported potential risks to the fetus.

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