[Intracranial hemorrhage following second thrombolytic treatment of myocardial reinfarction]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1994 Dec;47(12):836-8.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage was observed in a man, aged 66, after a second thrombolytic treatment due to myocardial reinfarction. The patient presented no potential risk factors which have often been associated to intracranial hemorrhage whereas no complications had occurred when thrombolytic therapy was given some months before because of the first infarction. This report emphasizes that a previous thrombolytic treatment with no secondary effects involves no lack of intracranial hemorrhage risk for a second thrombolysis. More research is needed in order to elucidate intracranial hemorrhage mechanisms associated to thrombolytic therapy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aspirin / adverse effects
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Female
  • Heparin / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects

Substances

  • Heparin
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator
  • Aspirin