passages.id: 7900
passages.type: title
passages.text: Recurrent myocardial infarction in a postpartum patient receiving bromocriptine.
passages.id: 7901
passages.type: abstract
passages.text: Myocardial infarction in puerperium is infrequently reported. Spasm, coronary dissection, or atheromatous etiology has been described. Bromocriptine has been implicated in several previous case reports of myocardial infarction in the puerperium. Our case (including an inadvertent rechallenge) suggests such a relationship. Although generally regarded as "safe," possible serious cardiac effects of bromocriptine should be acknowledged.