Hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade after thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.
Neurology
; 50(6): 1857-9, 1998 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9633741
ABSTRACT
Hemorrhage is the major complication of IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) treatment for stroke. We report three patients with mild or indistinct cardiac symptoms prior to thrombolysis in whom hemodynamically significant cardiac tamponade occurred after treatment with rt-PA. Acute ischemic stroke patients may have undetected myocardial or pericardial disease that may pose a risk for hemopericardium and life-threatening tamponade after treatment with rt-PA.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Derrame Pericárdico
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Activadores Plasminogénicos
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Taponamiento Cardíaco
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Terapia Trombolítica
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Trastornos Cerebrovasculares
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Activador de Tejido Plasminógeno
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos