Obstetrics and Gynecology · Obstetrics and Gynecology / Obstetric complications
Supine hypotensive syndrome
also: Aortocaval compression syndrome
Hypotension in late pregnancy when lying supine.
- Specialty
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Subspecialty
- Obstetrics and Gynecology / Obstetric complications
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: not affected; Female: affected; Children: no
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Aortocaval compression syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Compression of the inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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Shares genes with
None.
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