title: Postpartum cardiovascular complications after bromocriptine and cocaine use.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bakht
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirshon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001971:Bromocriptine; D003042:Cocaine