Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage after fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in a cocaine abuser patient

Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage after fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in a cocaine abuser patient

We report a 45-year-old man with antroseptal myocardial infarction who developed bilateral basal alveolar infiltrates after initiating the fibrinolytic therapy. Although thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase is generally used in the course of acute myocardial infarction and has diminished morbidit...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Parsa Mahjoob, Isa Khaheshi, Koosha Paydary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Alveolar infiltrates
fibrinolytic therapy
myocardial infarction
pulmonary hemorrhage
streptokinase
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2014;volume=15;issue=3;spage=83;epage=85;aulast=Mahjoob

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