Cardiac tamponade after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: A case report for the rare hemorrhagic complication

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-139

  Tsai, Cheng Ting ^a   Hou, Jia Yin ^a   Chou, Yo Hsang ^a   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiac tamponade; Hemopericardium; Pericardiocentesis; Thrombolysis, thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CREATINE KINASE MB; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0141854174     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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