Cardiac rupture complicating cerebral intraarterial thrombolytic therapy.
We report a case of fatal cardiac rupture occurring during intraarterial thrombolytic therapy for acute embolic stroke in a patient with recent myocardial infarction.
Singh
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Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, British Columbia, Canada.
Graeb
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Fung
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D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator