Severe vasovagal attack: an unusual cause of abruptio placentae.
METHODS
Abruptio placentae occurred in a 29 years old woman following a vasovagal episode. Her medical history was free from all the commonly accepted risk factors for abruption.


CONCLUSIONS
We speculate that the restoration of placental blood flow caused a sudden increase in uteroplacental blood pressure, and induces rupture of some vessels, causing a progressively growing retroplacental hematoma and placental detachment.
Weksler
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Division of Anesthesiology, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84101 Beer Sheva, Israel. weksler@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Rozenstweig
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Shapira
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D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000150:complications*