Reconsidering recent myocardial infarction as a contraindication for IV stroke thrombolysis

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1838-1840

  De Silva, D A ^a   Manzano, J J F ^a   Chang, H M ^a   Wong, M C ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; DESMOTEPLASE;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEART INFARCTION; HEART RUPTURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 79958172289     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821ccc72     Document Type: Review

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