title: Intra-arterial thrombolysis for perioperative stroke after open heart surgery.
abstract: Recent major surgery is an exclusion criterion for thrombolysis. Six patients with acute ischemic stroke underwent intra-arterial thrombolysis after recent open heart surgery without clinically significant bleeding complications, although one patient developed a small, asymptomatic cerebellar hemorrhage. Intra-arterial thrombolysis may be an option for patients with cerebral embolism in the perioperative period.
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors: I L
authors: IL
authors: Katzan
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Masaryk
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Furlan
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Sila
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Perl
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Andrefsky
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Cosgrove
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Sabik
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator