Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user

Frank LoVecchio; Lewis Nelson

doi:10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90084-4

Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user

Frank LoVecchio
, Lewis Nelson

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Abstract

Cocaine-induced myocardial infarct is a medical emergency with increasing prevalence. The efficacy of thrombolytics in patients with cocaine-induced infarcts has not been well studied. This report describes the case of a patient who presented with presumed cocaine-induced myocardial infarct. The patient was treated with intravenous thrombolysis and developed an intraventricular bleed with herniation and death. Physicians should be aware of this grave consequence in a generally young population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	663-664
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90084-4
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Emergency Medicine

Keywords

Cocaine
intraventricular bleeding
myocardial infaction
thrombolytics

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Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user

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