On-table acute ischemic stroke during primary PCI-double intra-arterial thrombolysis in a young patient: Uncommon complication and “double-edged sword” management

On-table acute ischemic stroke during primary PCI-double intra-arterial thrombolysis in a young patient: Uncommon complication and “double-edged sword” management

Stroke is an unusual but possibly devastating complication of cardiac catheterization. We report a case where a patient developed transient hemiplegia secondary to the embolization of a thrombus following thromboaspiration in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. The recent American College of...

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Main Author: Pankaj Jariwala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Heart and Mind
Subjects:
acute cerebrovascular accident
acute myocardial infarction
cardioembolism
thrombolytic therapy
Online Access:http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2019;volume=3;issue=3;spage=125;epage=128;aulast=Jariwala

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