Right ventricular wall hematoma due to thrombolytic therapy presenting as cardiac tamponade: A case report and review of literature

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 581-584

  Mohamed, Hassan A ^a   Habib, Naiyer ^a   Dewar, Leith R ^a   Busse, Edward F ^a  

^a REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Hematoma; Hemorrhagic complications; Intramyocardial hematoma; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE WALL HEMATOMA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; PROPHYLAXIS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 0038013032     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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