FATAL MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH BROMOCRIPTINE FOR POSTPARTUM LACTATION SUPPRESSION

Authors
DUTT S WONG F SPURWAY JH
Citation
S. Dutt et al., FATAL MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH BROMOCRIPTINE FOR POSTPARTUM LACTATION SUPPRESSION, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 38(1), 1998, pp. 116-117
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00048666
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
116 - 117
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-8666(1998)38:1<116:FMAWBF>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Bromocriptine (Parlodel(R)) has attracted widespread controversy for i ts use for postpartum lactation suppression because of recent reports of cerebral and cardiovascular complications. This case describes a ma ternal death in which bromocriptine therapy may have triggered myocard ial infarction in a patient with asymptomatic coronary artery disease. We suggest its use with caution, especially in patients with identifi able risk factors of coronary artery disease-or arteriovascular diseas e.