[Myocardial infarction, late fibrinolysis and resolving cerebral embolism].
The authors report a case of a cerebral embolism, with a rapidly resolving course, during late fibrinolysis using tissue plasminogen activator in a patient with a posterolateral myocardial infarction. A review of the literature is used as basis for considering the effects of fibrinolytic treatment on left intraventricular thrombi during the acute phase of myocardial infarction. The risk of systemic embolism during such treatment is stressed.
Lescure
M
M
Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital d'Auch.
Lagorce
P
P
Caussanel
J P
JP
Malbec
M
M
D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Infarctus du myocarde, fibrinolyse tardive et embolie cérébrale régressive.