Key result
Thrombolysis for misdiagnosed AMI caused fatal haemostatic complications in 2 men with underlying aortic dissection.
Population
2 young men falsely diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction presenting with electrocardiographic changes…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Caution against thrombolysis without confirmed STEMI; case reports leave open whether stricter ECG criteria prevent misdiagnosis in aortic dissection.
Case Report (n=2)
Inappropriate administration of thrombolytic therapy in patients falsely diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction can lead to fatal haemostatic complications, highlighting the critical need for strict ST-segment criteria.
Eriksen et al. (1992) conducted a case report in Suspected acute myocardial infarction (n=2). Thrombolytic therapy was evaluated on Fatal outcome due to haemostatic complications. Thrombolytic therapy administered for falsely diagnosed acute myocardial infarction resulted in fatal haemostatic complications in two young men with aortic dissection and haemorrhagic pericarditis.
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