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Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement

A 56-year-old female presented to the emergency department with evolving cardiac tamponade after receiving alteplase for acute ischemic stroke. This is the first case report of cardiac tamponade from thrombolytics in the setting of recent pacemaker placement. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to mak...

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Autores principales: Warf, Corey J., Huecker, Martin R., O’Brien, Daniel J., Bertolotti, Don A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083636
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.4.37825