Postpartum cardiovascular complications after bromocriptine and cocaine use

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Apr;162(4):1065-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91316-5.

Abstract

A case is presented of a postpartum woman in whom hypertension and pulmonary edema developed after administration of bromocriptine mesylate. Caution is advised when there is additional recent use of cocaine because of a suggested potentiating action of cocaine on the development of adverse cardiovascular and cerebral sequelae in postpartum patients who take bromocriptine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bromocriptine / adverse effects*
  • Cocaine*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / chemically induced*
  • Hypertension / pathology
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Puerperal Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Pulmonary Edema / chemically induced*
  • Pulmonary Edema / pathology
  • Pulmonary Edema / physiopathology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*

Substances

  • Bromocriptine
  • Cocaine