Management of Postpartum Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders (MOPP)): Postpartum Tight vs Standard Blood Pressure Control
Authors' conclusion
Tighter blood pressure control was associated with reduced postpartum emergency department visits for hypertensive disorders.
Study context
- Population
- Postpartum patients 18 or older with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorderAfter the propensity score match, 276 and 429 patients remained in the prospective and retrospective groups · interventional cohort enrolled 392 · retrospective cohort identified 1,204
- Participants
- 276 vs 429
- Exposure
- Lower treatment threshold (≥130/80 mm Hg) for initiating and titrating antihypertensive medication vs retrospective cohort treated to maintain blood pressures <150/100 mm Hg
- Interventionn = 276
- Retrospective cohortn = 429
- Outcome
- Emergency department visit for hypertension
Methodological detailsmulticenter, propensity score-matched retrospective cohort, remote blood pressure monitoring
- Multicenter
- Propensity score-matched retrospective cohort
- Remote blood pressure monitoring
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Risk difference (95% CI)
Interventionvs retrospective cohort
−4.8(−8.2 to −1.3)
Doubly robust OR (95% CI)
Interventionvs retrospective cohort
0.32(0.10–1.01)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Difference (mm Hg) (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure · 6 weeks postpartumIntervention vs retrospective cohort · systolic; lower with intervention | 4.4 (−6.8 to −2.0) |
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure · 6 weeks postpartumIntervention vs retrospective cohort · diastolic; lower with intervention | 3.1 (−4.9 to −1.2) |
Original publication
Management of Postpartum Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders (MOPP)): Postpartum Tight vs Standard Blood Pressure Control. JACC Adv. Published 31 January 2025. doi:10.
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