Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Unsuspected Infective Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis (IE) is considered to be an absolute contraindication for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator treatment (IVtPA) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, during the hyperacute stroke evaluation, the exclusion of IE may be difficult. We sought to report the prevalence of undiagnosed IE in AIS patients who received IVtPA.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Mangala Gopal, Sushil Lakhani, Vivien H. Lee Tags: Case Report Source Type: research