Systemic embolization following thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction

D. Zahger; A. T. Weiss; H. Anner; R. Waksman

doi:10.1378/chest.97.3.754

Systemic embolization following thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction

D. Zahger, A. T. Weiss, H. Anner, R. Waksman

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We describe a patient with acute inferior myocardial infarction who developed a 'saddle' aortic embolus during streptokinase infusion. Three months previously, this patient had sustained an anterior infarction, and an apical aneurysm was found. This patient's embolus had most probably originated from a left ventricular mural thrombus that had been dislodged by streptokinase. As fibrinolytic treatment is gaining wide acceptance, physicians should be aware of this rare, but possible, complication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	754-756
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chest
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.97.3.754
State	Published - 1 Jan 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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