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Acute stroke thrombolysis in infective endocarditis

Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is not recommended for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in patients with infective endocarditis due to the risk of hemorrhagic transformation of septic emboli and few reported cases in the literature. Here, we present the successful outcome...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ashkanani, Abdulaziz, Bitar, Zouhair, Maadrani, Osama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18807629
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Sumario:Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is not recommended for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in patients with infective endocarditis due to the risk of hemorrhagic transformation of septic emboli and few reported cases in the literature. Here, we present the successful outcome of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator administration for a patient with acute ischemic stroke who was later found to have infective endocarditis. This case adds to the small number of cases reported in the literature.