Rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm: a rare adverse reaction following systemic tissue plasminogen activator infusion.
We present a patient with rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm occurring after systemic infusion of tissue plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, which was successfully treated with the placement of an endovascular stent-graft.
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8603, Tokyo, Japan, mlb00941@nifty.com
Hiromitsu
H
Hayashi
Hiroshi
H
Kawamata
Kazuo
K
Ichikawa
Hiroyuki
H
Tajima
Tatsuo
T
Kumazaki
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator