Open AccessDiffuse pulmonary hemorrhage complicating thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Gopalakrishnan Deepika,
Tioran Teresa,
Emanuel Carlos,
Clark Vivian L.
Publication year - 1997
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.4960200321
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , pulmonary hemorrhage , diffuse alveolar hemorrhage , myocardial infarction , respiratory distress , cardiology , lung , surgery
Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage has rarely been reported as a complication of thrombolytic therapy. Recently, two patients who developed this complication were observed at our institution. This diagnosis should be considered in any post‐thrombolytic patient with respiratory distress, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and an otherwise unexplained fall in hemoglobin.