Acute myocardial infarction following intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke: An unknown danger

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-66

  Adatia, Sweta ^a   Sanghani, Sejal ^a   Sanzgiri, Prakash ^a   Chauhan, Vinay ^a   Hastak, Shirish ^a  

^a LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Acute myocardial infarction; Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TROPONIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; SHOCK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBUS;

EID: 77950510740     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.61282     Document Type: Article

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