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Postpartum Syncope
Author(s) -
GRUBB BLAIR P.,
KOSINSKI DAN,
SAMOIL DANIELA,
POTHOULAKIS ANTHONY,
LORTON MICHAEL,
KIP KATRINKA
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb04744.x
Subject(s) - medicine , syncope (phonology) , postpartum period , pediatrics , pregnancy , cardiology , genetics , biology
Recurrent unexpected syncope may have severe consequences and result in serious injury. This is especially the case in the immediate postpartum period when maternal syncope may have a disastrous effect on the infant as well as the mother. We report on 12 women who developed episodic hypotension resulting in syncope in the immediate postpartum period and describe the distinguishing characteristics of their presentation, tilt table results, and responses to therapy. Postpartum syncope represents a unique subgroup of syncopal patients who need to be recognized and treated in order to prevent potentially serious injury to both mother and infant.