supine hypotensive syndrome (DOID:10556)
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Synonyms: antepartum maternal hypotension syndrome; postpartum maternal hypotension syndrome
Alt IDs: DOID:10555, DOID:12413, ICD9CM:669.20, UMLS_CUI:C0157456
Definition: A vascular disease that is characterized by severe supine hypotension in late pregnancy, whose clinical presentation ranges from minimal cardiovascular alterations to severe shock, resulting from inferior vena cava compression by gravid uterus.