Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user - 11/09/11
: DO, Lewis Nelson, MD †, 1Address reprint requests to Dr LoVecchio, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at 16th St, New York, NY 10003.Abstract |
Cocaine-induced myocardial infarct is a medical emergency with increasing prevalence. The efficacy of thrombolytics in patients with cocaine-induced infarcts has not been well studied. This report describes the case of a patient who presented with presumed cocaine-induced myocardial infarct. The patient was treated with intravenous thrombolysis and developed an intraventricular bleed with herniation and death. Physicians should be aware of this grave consequence in a generally young population.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cocaine, thrombolytics, myocardial infaction, intraventricular bleeding
Vol 14 - N° 7
P. 663-664 - novembre 1996 Retour au numéro
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