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Is it appropriate to perform thrombolysis with IV rtPA in emergent patients with concomitant acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction?
Is it appropriate to perform thrombolysis with IV rtPA in emergent patients with concomitant acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction?
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The use of IV rtPA for acute stroke in patients with recent or concomitant myocardial infarction poses a significant clinical dilemma due to the increased risk of cardiac rupture.
Palma et al. (2015) studied this question.
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