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Spinal epidural hematoma associated with tissue plasminogen activator treatment of acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Baron Eli M.,
Burke James A.,
Akhtar Naveed,
Young William F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199912)48:4<390::aid-ccd15>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , hematoma , epidural hematoma , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal epidural hematoma , stent , cardiology , infarction , radiology , surgery
We report a case of tissue plasminogen activator‐associated spinal epidural hematoma in a patient who underwent treatment for myocardial infarction. Diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging was used within 24 hr of coronary artery stent implantation. We review the literature on thrombolytic‐associated epidural spinal hematoma and discuss its management. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:390–396, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.