ACE inhibitors during the first trimester MIGHT increase the risk of birth defects
July 2006
A new study suggests that using ACE inhibitors during the first trimester MIGHT increase the risk of birth defects.
This is a surprise.
We know that exposure to ACE inhibitors and ARBs during the second and third trimesters increases the risk of fetal death.
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