ACE inhibitors risky in pregnancy.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that the consumption of ACE inhibitors to regulate high blood pressure could lead to birth defects.
Researchers gathered data from the medical records of 29,507 newborns. 209 of their mothers had taken ACE inhibitors during the first trimester of pregnancy. 18 of them were born with birth defects, of which 9 had heart defects. In other words:
Of 209 newborns who had been exposed to ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their mothers’ pregnancy:
– 18 had birth defects, about 9% of total
– Of which 9 had heart defects, about 4.5% of total or 50% of those with birth defects
Read the rest of the news story at MedicalNewsToday.com.
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