Abstract
A patient is described who developed a systolic murmur soon after she was administered intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. She died and autopsy revealed extensive hemorrhagic myocardial infarction and a free‐wall rupture. A review of the literature suggests that this may be an unusual complication of thrombolytic therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 138-140 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- free‐wall rupture.
- Myocardial infarction
- thrombolytic therapy