title: Front-loaded infusion therapy of rT-PA during active menstruation. A case report.
abstract: The authors report use of intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) to treat acute anterior wall myocardial infarction in a forty-two-year-old woman during the active menstrual period. The patient received the TPA with the front-loading system with excellent result. Hemoglobin remained unchanged. This case demonstrates that TPA infusion can be used in a menstruating woman without causing a dangerous hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Glendale Heart Center, California.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Garza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008598:Menstruation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator