Pulse pressure as a predictor of response to treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy.

Background: Pulse pressure is a proposed means of tailoring antihypertensive therapy for treatment of acute-onset, severe hypertension in pregnancy.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether pulse pressure predicts response to the various first-line antihypertensive medications.

Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study from a single academic tertiary care center between 2015 and 2018.