SYSTEMIC EMBOLIZATION FOLLOWING THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

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ZAHGER, D
WEISS, AT
ANNER, H
WAKSMAN, R
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[1] HADASSAH UNIV HOSP,CORONARY CARE UNIT,IL-91120 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[2] HADASSAH UNIV HOSP,DEPT VASC SURG,IL-91120 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
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10.1378/chest.97.3.754
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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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.
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