Intracranial haemorrhage in acute myocardial infarction: A rare but dramatic complication

The shift from thrombolysis to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the use of multidrug antithrombotic therapy in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have led to both a substantial improvement in outcomes and a reduction in bleeding complications [1,2]. In particular, in AMI, the rate of haemorrhagic stroke, the most dreaded haemorrhagic complication, decreased by 50% from 1998 to 2008 [1]. Despite its low incidence, intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is often devastating, being associated with severe disability and high mortality rates.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research