Fatal intracerebral hemorrhage following thrombolytic therapy of embolic myocardial infarction in unsuspected infective endocarditis | Zendy

Di Salvo Thomas G. | Zendy; Tatter Stephen B. | Zendy; O'Gara Patrick T. | Zendy; Nielsen Gunnlaugur P. | Zendy; Desanctis Roman W. | Zendy

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Fatal intracerebral hemorrhage following thrombolytic therapy of embolic myocardial infarction in unsuspected infective endocarditis

Author(s) -

Di Salvo Thomas G.,

Tatter Stephen B.,

O'Gara Patrick T.,

Nielsen Gunnlaugur P.,

Desanctis Roman W.

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

clinical cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1932-8737

pISSN - 0160-9289

DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960170613

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , myocardial infarction , embolism , cardiology , intracerebral hemorrhage , cerebral embolism , endocarditis , cerebral infarction , infarction , surgery , ischemia , subarachnoid hemorrhage

Cerebral hemorrhage occurs in 0.2% of patients under the age of 60 years treated with thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. A case of fatal cerebral hemorrhage following TPA therapy for myocardial infarction due to probable coronary artery embolism during unsuspected native valve infective endocarditis is reported.

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