Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Isolate Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare cause for ischemic stroke. British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement considered insufficient evidence of safety or clinical benefit to recommend thrombolysis for stroke with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. For pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, bleeding risk after thrombolysis is high, while for isolate pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, bleeding risk is much lower. We here present 2 cases of ischemic stroke with isolate pulmonary arteriovenous malformations treated with thrombolysis.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 28, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Gaoping Lin, Peng Jiang, Min Lou Tags: Case Report Source Type: research