Restoration of hearing loss with tissue plasminogen activator. Case report.
A 59-year-old man with a 2-year history of sudden onset of hearing loss in the left ear was treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for myocardial infarction. The patient had 50 dB of hearing recovery after the full dose (100 mg of tPA followed by 3 mg/d of tPA for 2 weeks).
Mora
Renzo
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Mora
Francesco
F
Mora
Massimilliano
M
Barbieri
Marco
M
Yoo
T J
TJ
D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator