Intracranial bleeding associated with clopidogrel.
Clopidogrel is an effective antiplatelet agent and is useful in the prevention of stroke, myocardial infarction, and related vascular death in patients with vascular disease. Intracranial hemorrhage related with using antithrombotic agents, including clopidogrel can occur. We report a case of a 68-year-old-man who developed intracranial bleeding following clopidogrel usage that, until now such a complication has not been yet reported.
Cay
Serkan
S
Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. cayserkan@yahoo.com
Yilmaz
Mehmet Birhan
MB
Korkmaz
Sule
S
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine